Best Sibling Names for Forbes
Names chosen to complement Forbes — matching origin (Scotland), era, and style.
200 options85 girl131 boy
These sibling names share Forbes's Scotland roots or similar popularity era, and start with a different letter to avoid alliteration.
Kenneth
Forbes & Kenneth
BoyScotland
Born of fire; handsome.
#262 ↓
Bonnie
Forbes & Bonnie
GirlScotland
Scottish
#502 ↑
Dinna
Forbes & Dinna
GirlScotland
Dark; To embrace
#506 →
Burness
Forbes & Burness
BoyScotland
Scottish
#510 →
Normia
Forbes & Normia
GirlScotland
A variation of 'Norman', meaning northman or former Norseman.
#522 →
Torr
Forbes & Torr
BoyScotland
Thunder or rocky hill.
#522 →
McDonald
Forbes & McDonald
BoyScotland
Scottish
#523 →
Roderick
Forbes & Roderick
BoyScotland
famous power
#530 →
Greig
Forbes & Greig
BoyScotland
Scottish
#538 →
Logan
Forbes & Logan
BoyScotland
Little hollow
#39 ↓
Bruce
Forbes & Bruce
BoyScotland
from the brushwood thicket
#541 ↓
Paisley
Forbes & Paisley
GirlScotland
church
#56 →
Cameron
Forbes & Cameron
BoyScotland
Derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'cam sron', meaning 'crooked nose'.
#58 →
Danald
Forbes & Danald
BoyScotland
Derived from 'Donald', meaning 'ruler of the world'
#563 →
Ian
Forbes & Ian
BoyScotland
Scottish form of JOHN.
#69 →
Elgin
Forbes & Elgin
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#571 →
Larnie
Forbes & Larnie
BoyScotland
Scottish
#571 →
Senga
Forbes & Senga
GirlScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#595 →
Allison
Forbes & Allison
GirlScotland
Variant of ALISON.
#100 ↓
Ellean
Forbes & Ellean
GirlScotland
Scottish
#606 →
Ronald
Forbes & Ronald
BoyScotland
ruler's advisor
#612 ↓
Dougald
Forbes & Dougald
BoyScotland
Dubhgall
#630 →
Graham
Forbes & Graham
BoyScotland
Scottish
#141 ↑
Donaldá
Forbes & Donaldá
GirlScotland
World ruler
#658 ↓
Elsie
Forbes & Elsie
GirlScotland
God's promise
#163 ↑
Isobell
Forbes & Isobell
GirlScotland
God is my oath
#668 →
Maxwell
Forbes & Maxwell
BoyScotland
From the 'Mack's well,' meaning the well of the son of 'Mack'.
#182 ↓
Durie
Forbes & Durie
BoyScotland
From the 'place of the pine.'
#704 →
Callum
Forbes & Callum
BoyScotland
Variant of CALUM.
#222 ↑
Kennieth
Forbes & Kennieth
BoyScotland
born of fire
#732 →
Argyle
Forbes & Argyle
UnisexScotland
from the land of the Gaels
#740 →
Douglas
Forbes & Douglas
BoyScotland
Scottish
#744 ↓
Lennox
Forbes & Lennox
UnisexScotland
From the elm tree; a place name.
#265 ↑
Murdie
Forbes & Murdie
GirlScotland
from the marsh
#774 →
Dinnie
Forbes & Dinnie
UnisexScotland
A feminine variant of other names
#781 →
Norna
Forbes & Norna
GirlScotland
Old Norse
#783 →
Thoms
Forbes & Thoms
BoyScotland
Twin
#786 →
Glenroy
Forbes & Glenroy
BoyScotland
Scottish
#787 →
Maisie
Forbes & Maisie
GirlScotland
A diminutive form of Margaret, meaning 'pearl'.
#293 ↑
Malcolm
Forbes & Malcolm
BoyScotland
Devotee of Saint Columba
#293 ↑
Kathileen
Forbes & Kathileen
GirlScotland
Irish
#795 →
Boyde
Forbes & Boyde
BoyScotland
Yellow, blonde
#797 →
Glenis
Forbes & Glenis
GirlScotland
From the glen
#798 →
Allan
Forbes & Allan
BoyScotland
little rock or harmony
#812 →
Creig
Forbes & Creig
BoyScotland
Rocky outcrop; cliff.
#858 →
Murlie
Forbes & Murlie
GirlScotland
Scottish
#917 →
Cairn
Forbes & Cairn
GirlScotland
a heap of stones, a memorial or mark of a burial ground
#932 →
McKenzie
Forbes & McKenzie
GirlScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#437 ↓
Barr
Forbes & Barr
BoyScotland
the top of a hill
#993 →
Grissel
Forbes & Grissel
GirlScotland
Old Norse
#500 →
McKinlea
Forbes & McKinlea
GirlScotland
Son of the Church
#508 →
Malcome
Forbes & Malcome
BoyScotland
Devotee of Saint Columba
Mckennon
Forbes & Mckennon
BoyScotland
Scottish
#523 →
Ruie
Forbes & Ruie
GirlScotland
Red-haired
#525 →
Gaythel
Forbes & Gaythel
GirlScotland
Scottish Gaelic
Willison
Forbes & Willison
BoyScotland
Son of William
#529 →
Kinna
Forbes & Kinna
GirlScotland
Knowledge or wisdom.
#530 →
Lundin
Forbes & Lundin
GirlScotland
From the grove; Moon
#532 →
Orbin
Forbes & Orbin
BoyScotland
Derived from 'Orbán', meaning 'little bear'.
#533 →
Malora
Forbes & Malora
GirlScotland
Chief of the Sea
Makenzie
Forbes & Makenzie
GirlScotland
Son of the brave one
#538 ↓
Blyth
Forbes & Blyth
GirlScotland
from the site of the blithe river or cheerful river
McKane
Forbes & McKane
BoyScotland
Gaelic
#565 →
Malvin
Forbes & Malvin
BoyScotland
Servant of the church
Irvine
Forbes & Irvine
BoyScotland
Green water
#571 →
Cailie
Forbes & Cailie
GirlScotland
Slim, fair
#572 →
Garnie
Forbes & Garnie
UnisexScotland
Scottish
#577 →
Doneld
Forbes & Doneld
BoyScotland
ruler of the world
Morna
Forbes & Morna
GirlScotland
Morna - Noble, exalted
#583 →
Ainsley
Forbes & Ainsley
GirlScotland
One's own meadow
#598 ↓
Muir
Forbes & Muir
BoyScotland
moor, bog
#598 →
McConnell
Forbes & McConnell
BoyScotland
Son of Conall
#598 →
Alick
Forbes & Alick
BoyScotland
Scottish
#599 →
Mareda
Forbes & Mareda
GirlScotland
Believed to be a variation of 'Mairead', which means 'pearl'.
Coire
Forbes & Coire
BoyScotland
hollow or cauldron
#614 →
Darnley
Forbes & Darnley
BoyScotland
from the thorny hill
#627 →
Bonny
Forbes & Bonny
GirlScotland
pretty, attractive
Davina
Forbes & Davina
GirlScotland
beloved
#648 ↑
Darsie
Forbes & Darsie
GirlScotland
the beloved
Cail
Forbes & Cail
BoyScotland
a narrow, small or slender person
#655 →
Beedie
Forbes & Beedie
GirlScotland
Scottish
#664 →
Broch
Forbes & Broch
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#666 →
Leslie
Forbes & Leslie
UnisexScotland
Scottish
#670 ↓
Gillie
Forbes & Gillie
UnisexScotland
servant of the church
#677 →
Correen
Forbes & Correen
GirlScotland
maiden
Bernda
Forbes & Bernda
GirlScotland
brave as a bear
Katheine
Forbes & Katheine
GirlScotland
pure
Rodderick
Forbes & Rodderick
BoyScotland
famous ruler
Marget
Forbes & Marget
GirlScotland
Pearl
#699 →
Langstyn
Forbes & Langstyn
UnisexScotland
from the long stone or rock
#704 →
Mckenzey
Forbes & Mckenzey
GirlScotland
son of the wise ruler
#714 →
Ddnald
Forbes & Ddnald
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
McNeil
Forbes & McNeil
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
Condy
Forbes & Condy
BoyScotland
strong willed
Clyde
Forbes & Clyde
BoyScotland
Scottish
#721 ↑
Wardie
Forbes & Wardie
UnisexScotland
Scottish
Crichton
Forbes & Crichton
BoyScotland
A beloved name with deep roots
#731 →
Margaet
Forbes & Margaet
GirlScotland
Pearl
#741 →
Blaik
Forbes & Blaik
BoyScotland
The pale one.
#748 →
Ailea
Forbes & Ailea
GirlScotland
rocky place
#752 →
Moir
Forbes & Moir
BoyScotland
Great, big
#761 →
Eudon
Forbes & Eudon
BoyScotland
wealthy ruler
Lachlan
Forbes & Lachlan
BoyScotland
from the land of lakes
#771 ↓
Alec
Forbes & Alec
BoyScotland
Scottish
#780 →
Barclay
Forbes & Barclay
BoyScotland
From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old English.
#794 →
Gilchrist
Forbes & Gilchrist
BoyScotland
servant of Christ
#794 →
Seumas
Forbes & Seumas
BoyScotland
supplanter
#798 →
Cleland
Forbes & Cleland
BoyScotland
cloidhne
#799 →
Donaldeen
Forbes & Donaldeen
GirlScotland
a blend of Donald and the suffix -een, meaning 'little Donald'
Margare
Forbes & Margare
GirlScotland
Pearl
#812 →
McKail
Forbes & McKail
BoyScotland
son of the battle or the warrior
#817 →
Gilmore
Forbes & Gilmore
BoyScotland
servant of St. Mover
#821 →
Macall
Forbes & Macall
GirlScotland
son of the furrow
#823 →
Mathison
Forbes & Mathison
UnisexScotland
son of Matthew
#825 →
Arec
Forbes & Arec
BoyScotland
Scottish
#828 →
Tavis
Forbes & Tavis
BoyScotland
A variant of 'David', meaning 'beloved'.
#831 →
Thain
Forbes & Thain
BoyScotland
a servant, attendant
#833 →
Stewart
Forbes & Stewart
BoyScotland
Scottish
#834 →
Malvena
Forbes & Malvena
GirlScotland
smooth brow
#836 →
Brodie
Forbes & Brodie
BoyScotland
ditch or muddy place
#842 ↑
Caitland
Forbes & Caitland
GirlScotland
pure land
#842 →
Macle
Forbes & Macle
GirlScotland
Son of the battle
#845 →
Ruaridh
Forbes & Ruaridh
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#868 →
Mclaine
Forbes & Mclaine
GirlScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#873 →
McAuthur
Forbes & McAuthur
BoyScotland
Son of Arthur
Sneed
Forbes & Sneed
BoyScotland
A person from a hilly or rugged area
#885 →
Onald
Forbes & Onald
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#887 →
Jock
Forbes & Jock
BoyScotland
Variation of John, meaning 'God is gracious'
Margarat
Forbes & Margarat
GirlScotland
Pearl
#891 →
Eardie
Forbes & Eardie
GirlScotland
feminine form of Eard
Chivas
Forbes & Chivas
BoyScotland
Historically associated with 'branch' or 'to pluck'.
#905 →
Balfour
Forbes & Balfour
BoyScotland
from the town of Balfour
#917 →
Effie
Forbes & Effie
GirlScotland
Well spoken, eloquent
#918 →
Alistair
Forbes & Alistair
BoyScotland
Defender of mankind
#919 ↑
Glasco
Forbes & Glasco
BoyScotland
from the fertile land
Moyra
Forbes & Moyra
GirlScotland
bitter
Doanld
Forbes & Doanld
BoyScotland
world ruler
#923 →
Milroy
Forbes & Milroy
BoyScotland
from the corn mill
Donalda
Forbes & Donalda
GirlScotland
meaning 'world ruler'
#927 →
Low
Forbes & Low
BoyScotland
Hollow; a surname often denoting low-lying land; to be humble
#927 →
Kirsty
Forbes & Kirsty
GirlScotland
A form of 'Christina,' meaning 'follower of Christ.'
#929 →
Duncan
Forbes & Duncan
BoyScotland
dark warrior
#930 ↑
Tagert
Forbes & Tagert
BoyScotland
from the people's fort
#931 →
Seath
Forbes & Seath
BoyScotland
noble
#935 →
Baillie
Forbes & Baillie
GirlScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#940 →
Carr
Forbes & Carr
BoyScotland
From the marsh
Eilean
Forbes & Eilean
GirlScotland
island
Keath
Forbes & Keath
BoyScotland
the place of the oak trees
#947 →
Athol
Forbes & Athol
BoyScotland
from the grassy land
#950 →
Margeart
Forbes & Margeart
GirlScotland
A pearl
#950 →
Tiree
Forbes & Tiree
BoyScotland
A beloved name with deep roots
#961 →
Kirkwood
Forbes & Kirkwood
BoyScotland
church by the wood
#962 →
Boyd
Forbes & Boyd
BoyScotland
blond; yellow hair
#965 →
Ceilidh
Forbes & Ceilidh
GirlScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#965 →
Donnald
Forbes & Donnald
BoyScotland
Scottish
Dulse
Forbes & Dulse
GirlScotland
Seaweed; specifically, a type of red algae used as food.
#967 →
McRae
Forbes & McRae
UnisexScotland
Scottish
#971 →
Roarie
Forbes & Roarie
GirlScotland
Scottish
#971 →
Mackay
Forbes & Mackay
BoyScotland
From the Mackay family, meaning 'son of the battle' in Scottish Gaelic.
#979 →
Dunbar
Forbes & Dunbar
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
#991 →
Alister
Forbes & Alister
BoyScotland
Scottish
#996 →
McAuther
Forbes & McAuther
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
Mckennan
Forbes & Mckennan
BoyScotland
Son of the champion
Keldin
Forbes & Keldin
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
Wallace
Forbes & Wallace
BoyScotland
foreigner, Welshman
Malkolm
Forbes & Malkolm
BoyScotland
disciple of Saint Columba
Iona
Forbes & Iona
GirlScotland
island
Ethie
Forbes & Ethie
GirlScotland
Scottish
Campbell
Forbes & Campbell
UnisexScotland
Caimbeul
Grahame
Forbes & Grahame
BoyScotland
gravelly homestead
Leck
Forbes & Leck
BoyScotland
From the lake
Corbie
Forbes & Corbie
UnisexScotland
Crow; raven
Duard
Forbes & Duard
BoyScotland
Guardian or protector
Mchenry
Forbes & Mchenry
BoyScotland
Scottish
Ollis
Forbes & Ollis
BoyScotland
elf; elf warrior
Chalmers
Forbes & Chalmers
BoyScotland
server of a diversion
Brandis
Forbes & Brandis
GirlScotland
Sword; fiery.
Torry
Forbes & Torry
BoyScotland
The place name derived from 'Torr' meaning 'hill'
Lenn
Forbes & Lenn
BoyScotland
Scottish
Gean
Forbes & Gean
UnisexScotland
gift
Loistene
Forbes & Loistene
GirlScotland
Scottish
Argyl
Forbes & Argyl
BoyScotland
from Argyll, a historic region in Scotland
Jarvie
Forbes & Jarvie
BoyScotland
A variant of the name Gervase; spear servant
Allister
Forbes & Allister
BoyScotland
defender of mankind
Lachan
Forbes & Lachan
GirlScotland
Of the lake
Elrick
Forbes & Elrick
BoyScotland
noble ruler, from the elder tree
Hume
Forbes & Hume
BoyScotland
from the river
Madailein
Forbes & Madailein
GirlScotland
a variant of Madeline, meaning 'high tower' or 'woman from Magdala'
Kirkland
Forbes & Kirkland
BoyScotland
church land
Steuart
Forbes & Steuart
BoyScotland
Scottish
Maclaren
Forbes & Maclaren
UnisexScotland
son of the champion
Brydie
Forbes & Brydie
GirlScotland
A beloved name with deep roots
Graig
Forbes & Graig
BoyScotland
Rocky hill
Weir
Forbes & Weir
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
Dougals
Forbes & Dougals
BoyScotland
Scottish Gaelic
Raeburn
Forbes & Raeburn
BoyScotland
from the rapids in the stream
Binnie
Forbes & Binnie
UnisexScotland
A pet form of the name Benita, which means 'blessed'.
Lorna
Forbes & Lorna
GirlScotland
From the name 'Lorn', meaning 'from the place of the lorn'.
Myrl
Forbes & Myrl
UnisexScotland
Ocean, sea
Karch
Forbes & Karch
BoyScotland
a variant of the word 'church'