Fortune

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈfɔː.t͡ʃuːn//
United States//ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃən//

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3
An unincorporated community in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.

Etymology

The name of the town in Newfoundland is derived from Portuguese fortuna (“luck, fortune”). The name may refer to a fortuitous event that occurred in the nearby bay.

fortunate · Auspicious.fortunately · In a fortunate manner.fortune · Destiny, especially favorable.

Fortune · A surname.

forty · The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before…forty-five · Cardinal number after forty-four and before forty-six.Forty-five · The Jacobite rising of 1745.

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