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Forbes

Meaning

From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "field" in Gaelic.

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Forbes and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Forbes

Forbes 500

The Forbes 500 was an annual listing of the top 500 American companies produced by Forbes magazine.

CharismaCreativity

Forbes family (publishers)

The Forbes family includes a number of related people that founded, and have worked for, Forbes magazine.

LeadershipSuccess

Forbes Global 2000

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2,000 public companies in the world by Forbes magazine.

LeadershipSuccess

Forbes Road

The Forbes Road, a historic military roadway in what was then British America, was initially completed in 1758 from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to the French Fort Duquesne at the junction of the.

CourageLeadershipResilience

Forbes Falconer

Forbes Falconer (10 September 1805, Aberdeen – 1853), was a Scottish Persian scholar.

IntelligenceKindnessWisdom

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