"Forties" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The forties refer to the decades of the 1940s, specifically the years between 1940 and 1949. It can also refer to the crowd or group of people who are in their 40s in terms of age.
Fortescue is a surname of English origin, particularly of Cornish and Welsh extraction. It is derived from the Old Irish word "ort", meaning "warlike" and "fisc", meaning "ship", thus referring to a warship or someone who commands a ship in battle. In the wider sense, the name Fortescue can be interpreted as a metaphor for bravery and courage in the face of adversity.