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Forbes

Forbes

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A Scottish family name from a clan in Aberdeenshire
  • proper noun
  • /fɔrbz/
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  • Most impressively, 115,000 engulfed Forbes Field just five years before the 1955 Eucharistic.
  • Dot Forbes

And their CEO, Walter Forbes goes to jail, He's prosecuted by Chris Christie.

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Examples

  • - You must be the famous John Forbes.

    Cruising (1980)

  • It's up to you, Mr. Forbes.

    Havana (1990)

  • We're supposed to have a drink with Forbes, right?

    The Candidate (1972)

  • Major Forbes here has seen the copies.

    Glory (1989)

  • Get your coat, Mr. Forbes.

    Pillow Talk (1959)

  • Independent candidate Ralph Forbes wants in on TV debates.

    Academic text (1997)

  • By the age of 13, Esther Forbes had written several novels about ancient Troy and Renaissance Europe.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Here's a short biography of John Forbes Nash, born in Virginia.

  • Outside, traffic lumbered by, stirring the slush on Forbes Avenue.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • It's great to finally meet you, Mr. Forbes.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Forbes is a Scottish clan or family name that began as the name of a place in Aberdeenshire, so people from that place took it as their family name.