Worldwide, Fortes (Fortes 
, פורטס 
) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Fortes is habitual in Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare female name, Portugal, where it is a rare masculine name, and Italy, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. Much more frequently, Fortes is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Fortes | Portugal, Angola, Philippines, Cabo Verde, Brazil |
| פורטס | Israel |
Fortès, Fortés, Fôrtê, and ป้อมปราการ
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chrispim jacques bias fortes Brazilian politician (1847-1917), BR (b. 1847) |
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| lair paulo barata fortes association football player, BR (b. 1899) |
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| meyer fortes South African anthropologist, ZA (b. 1906) |
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| corsino fortes Cape Verdean diplomat, CV (b. 1933) |
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| sileno fortes researcher |
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| barbaro fines fortes CU (b. 1982) |
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| puri fortes researcher |
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