Given name & surname

Forst

Forst is a surname from German. It is used in English, German, and Czech.

Original GermanFörstle

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Forst comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Forst.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Forst’s family of names

In German usage, Forst as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Forest. In English usage, Forst as a surname has a related form in Forster. In German usage, Forst as a surname has a related form in Förster.

Walk Forst’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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