From an English place name or from a surname that was derived from it meaning bright forest.
Baby name meaning of the forest. Origin of the name Forrest. It is of Old French origin and the meaning of Forest is forest. Umbrella title for trees of a certain species.
F ind out list of baby names which mean FOREST. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. The firstname Forest derived from a surname describing a person who lived near a forest.
ALSO SEE Spring-inspired baby names. From the grove of trees. In traditional literature the forest is closely associated with being a place of mystique and a hive of magical activity.
Silvanus m Roman Mythology Ancient Roman Biblical Biblical Latin. Girls names that mean forest are connected with personalities that are down-to-earth and charming but also creative and intelligent. Largely used in English French and.
Transferred use of the surname originally a local name for someone who lived in the woods. Native American female name means Forest Water. These names used for males and females originated from Native American Hindu Irish Spanish Armenian Latin French Greek Thai English Scandinavian and Indian background.
The Italian variation Silvio makes a great alternative to Italian hits Luca and Nico. The name Forest is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means From The Woods. Forest as a boys name is pronounced FOR-est.