This category of surnames is divided into two groups.

Surname meaning of the forest. The name Foret is derived from the Old French word foret meaning forest and distinguished a person who lived in or near such a place. Sylvie is the French form of Silvia the feminine form of Silvius derived from the Latin silva meaning wood forest Rhea Silva was the mother of Romulus and Remus one of the us-enders the founders of Rome. Other geographical surnames in Germany are derived from the state region or village of the first bearers origin often reflecting a division in tribes and regions ie.

Forest is a variant of the English surname meaning forest It was historically used in reference to someone who lived near a forest hence the meaning of the forest It may also be used in direct relation to the English word forest. This was the name of the forest in which the legendary outlaw Robin Hood made his home. In America it has sometimes been used in honour of the Confederate Civil War general Nathan Bedford Forrest 1821-1877.

This name was borne by the title character in the movie Forrest Gump 1994 about a loveable simpleton. Geographical Surnames - Derived from the location of the homestead from which the first bearer and his family lived Leon Meer -- Leon from by the sea. Ornamental name derived from German Wald meaning forest and Vogel meaning bird.

This name derives from the Olde French forest Late Latin forestis a derivative of foris meaning outside. Early Origins of the Forrest family. It is also used in Korea Vietnam Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Cambodia and the Philippines among the Chinese Filipino community.

Denoted a person who lived near a hawthorn bush a word derived from Old English hagaþorn from haga meaning haw berry and þorn meaning thorn bush. The Middle English word forest referred specifically to an area of woodland reserved by law as hunting grounds for the king or his nobles. Low German middle.

From Japanese 林 hayashi meaning forest. Sylvies woodsy origins are less obvious. A famous bearer was the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864 author of The Scarlet Letter.