Names related to Forrest: Forest, Forester, Forrester
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Forrest

Pronunciation: FOH-rist (key)

Origin of the name Forrest:

Transferred use of the English surname which arose in the 13th century in the form of de Foresta (of the forest): hence, "dweller or worker in the forest." Var: Forest, Forrestt.

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Forrest Gump is the protagonist of the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

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