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Forrest.

A topographical surname from Middle English for someone who lived or worked in a Royal forest (area of woodland reserved for hunting).

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Meaning & usage

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  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

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.