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Fornes

Fornes proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Fornes (plural Forneses)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Fornes

pluralForneses

Origin of Fornes

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Catalan Fornés, a respelling of Forners. * Borrowed from Norwegian Fornes, a habitational surname composed of the elements fura (“pine”) or for (“foremost”) and nes (“headland”).

Questions about Fornes

What does Fornes mean?
Fornes means a surname.
What part of speech is Fornes?
Fornes is a proper noun.

Words near Fornes in the dictionary

  1. forne
  2. fornenst
  3. fornent
  4. Forner
  5. Forners
  6. Fornes
  7. Forneses
  8. Forney
  9. Forneys
  10. Fornham St Martin
  11. Forni

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