English Explanatory Dictionary

Forrest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A topographical surname from Middle English for someone who lived or worked in a Royal forest (area of woodland reserved for hunting).
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of forest.

Word forms

Forrest forrests

Etymology

English surname, from the noun forest. Also adopted and translated from the word for "forest" in various other languages by settlers.

Derived words

Forrest City Forrest County Forrest Gump
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