Forest

French occupational name
"woodsman or woods"

Forest Origin and Meaning

The name Forest is a boy's name of French origin meaning "woodsman or woods".

The Forest variation of Forrest, used by actor Whitaker, nudges the meaning more toward the woods and away from the woodsman.

# 747 in the US

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Famous People Named Forest

  • Forest Steven Whitaker
    American actor
  • Forest Dewey Dodrill
    first physician to perform open,heart surgery
  • Forest Ray Moulton
    American astronomer
  • Denis Forest
    Canadian actor
  • Forest Baffert
    son of horse racing trainer Bob Baffert
  • Forest Leonardo Antonio Rotella (b. 2016)
    son of model Holly Madison and Pasquale Rotella

The name Forest in Pop Culture

  • Forest Speyer
    minor character in the Resident Evil series