Given name & surname

Forsythe

“man”·“peace”

Forsythe is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Forsythe is built from elements meaning “man” and “peace”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Forsythe comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Forsythe’s family of names

In English usage, Forsythe as a surname has a related form in Forsyte. In English usage, Forsythe as a surname has a related form in Forsyte.

Walk Forsythe’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

If you love Forsythe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Fursey

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Farry

“one who is manly and strong”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Gaelic

Fergall

“a strong and brave man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Felim

“one who is always good”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Phelim

“resembling a wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Fergal

“a strong and brave man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Gaelic

Fagan

“the little ardent one”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Gaelic · Literary

Osheen

Osheen is an English rendering of Oisín, a Gaelic name with a deer-related root.

No U.S. birth series

59% boys · 41% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Forsythe’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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