Forsythe

FOR-sythe, for-SYTH

English from Gaelic

"man of peace"

Forsythe Origin and Meaning

The name Forsythe is a boy's name meaning "man of peace".

A distinguished English and Irish surname, probably deriving from the Old Gaelic name Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace". It's also possible that the surname derives from a place name now lost to history, in which case the meaning would be "fairy meadow" or "fairy mound", from Gaelic fer "grass" or for "hill, mound" plus sithe "fairies".

Forsythe in Pop Culture

• Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III character from the Archie Comics and Riverdale