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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Forbes
Scottish Gaelic
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Usage of the Name Forbes
Scottish
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Meaning of the Name Forbes
The name Forbes comes from a Scottish surname meaning "field, district".
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include William Forbes Skene (1809 - 1892), a Scottish historian and antiquary;
Forbes Carlile (born 1921), an Australian swimming coach and Olympic pentathlete;
Forbes Burnham (1923 - 1985), a Guyanese politician who was the Prime Minister of Guyana from 1964 to 1980 and the President of Guyana from 1980 to 1985;
John Forbes Nash (born 1928), an American mathematician.
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Interesting Facts about Forbes
The Forbes family is a wealthy American family originating in Boston.
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