Meanings
proper noun
- The largest city in North Dakota, United States, and county seat of Cass County.
Maybe you've heard of Fargo from the movie or TV series, but you've never actually visited the real place.
2023 January 14, Jayci, “First-timer's guide to Fargo”, in fargomoorhead.org - A surname.
He was gut shot. Blood-caked fingers pressed over the wound, he turned toward Fargo, his revolver rising.
2003, Jon Sharpe, Trailsman #261, The: Desert Death Trap, →ISBN
Origin
Named for Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Fargo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fargo
MLA
“Fargo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fargo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fargo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fargo.
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