adj. 1. Of or relating to a number or series of numbers: numerical order. 2. Designating number or a number: a numerical symbol. 3. Expressed in or counted by numbers: numerical strength. [From Latin. , number; see number .]. nuÂ·merâ²iÂ·calÂ·ly adv.
The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company (referred to in the novel canon as Gump Shrimp Company) was formed by Forrest Gump and named after himself and his best friend, Benjamin Buford Bubba Blue. Not many employees are named in the film, but a number are known in the novel. Forrest Gump - founder and captain of the first Jenny.
In the movie Forrest Gump claims that his mother named him after Civil war hero, Nathan Bedford Forrest. This man was the person who founded the Klu Klux Klan during the 1800's. In the movie, Forrest Gump is actually superimposed onto a picture from the movie, Birth of a Nation of Nathan Bedford Forrest as can be seen in the picture on the left.