Surname

Gorst

“gorse”

Gorst is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Gorst goes back to Old English gorst, meaning “gorse.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Gorst comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English gorst (“gorse”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old English

Godsell

“deity”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English

Godlee

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English

Golborne

“marigold”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English

Godley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Middle English

Gosnell

“goose”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English

Goldthorpe

“village”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English · Nature

Garswood

“fir tree”

No U.S. birth series

—

Old English

Gumm

“man”

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

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

A brother for Gorst

A sister for Gorst