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God forfend
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Leonor | | - | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Akbar | | - | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indian (Muslim) |
| Mus'ad | | - | Arabic |
| Dotty | | ['dɔti] | |
| Matti | | MAHT-tee | Finnish |
| Grozdana | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian |