Forbes name - Meaning of Forbes

Forbes name - Meaning of Forbes

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

11

Usage

Scottish, Gaelic, Scottish

Pronounced

FORBS

Forbes Meaning

From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "field" in Gaelic. Forbes originates in Gaelic languages and means "from a field". Initially, it was used as a surname and as a surname it functions until today. It was derived from the name of a place in Scotland. This was the name of several clans in Scotland and the US, one of them being the publishers of the famous Forbes magazine.