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Forbes

US/fɔɹbz/

Forbes proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Forbes

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  3. A ghost town in California.
  4. A township and village in Holt County, Missouri, named after John Murray Forbes.
  5. A minor city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A town and local government area (Forbes Shire) in central-west New South Wales, Australia.
  8. A locality in the Shire of Mitchell, central Victoria, Australia.
  9. A street in Buca, Turkey

Forms of Forbes

alternative formFawbush
alternative formFobbs
alternative formForbus
alternative formForbush
alternative formFurbush

Words formed from Forbes

Phrases with Forbes

Questions about Forbes

What does Forbes mean?
Forbes means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Forbes?
Forbes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Forbes?
Forbes is pronounced /fɔɹbz/ (US).

Words near Forbes in the dictionary

  1. forbearingness
  2. forbearings
  3. forbears
  4. forbeat
  5. forbeats
  6. Forbes
  7. Forbes Creek
  8. Forbes Park
  9. Forbes River
  10. Forbes-Albright syndrome
  11. Forbesdale

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Forbes (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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