God forfend

A phrase invoking God's protection to keep something from happening. Similar to the more common phrase "God forbid." God forfend I get another ticket on my parents' car. I'll be grounded for a month!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Methodius	mə-THO-dee-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Partha	-	Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Benjamim	-	Portuguese
Jinny	JIN-ee	English
Natalka	-	Ukrainian, Polish
Jabr	-	Arabic