Name: Forrest
Gender: Male
Usage: Forrest is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Forrest are in general originating from France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Forrest is: Forest, Of the woods.
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Numerology of the first name Forrest: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Forrest is ranked on the 2,476th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 152400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Forrest has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Forrest for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Forrest is a masculine given name. Notable persons with the name include:
- Forrest (singer), born Forrest Thomas, an American singer popular in the UK and Netherlands
- Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008), American magazine editor, writer, collector, and fan of science fiction and horror
- Forrest H. Anderson (1913-1989), 17th Governor of Montana
- Forrest Baugher, (born 1934), American politician, former Washington state representative
- Forrest DeBernardi (1899-1970), American collegiate basketball player
- Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980), U.S. Senator and 40th Governor of Missouri
- Forrest Gregg (born 1933), American National Football League Hall of Fame player and head coach
- Forrest Griffin (born 1979), American mixed martial artist
- Forrest Kline (born 1983), lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye
- Forrest Landis (born 1994), American child actor
- Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904-1999), driving force of the Mars candy empire
- Forrest Mars, Jr., son of Forrest Mars, Sr. and one of the wealthiest people in the world
- Forrest McDonald (born 1927), American historian
- Forrest Sawyer (born 1940), American broadcast journalist
- Forrest Sherman (1896-1951), U.S. Navy admiral and Chief of Naval Operations
- Forrest Smith (1886-1962), 42nd Governor of Missouri
- Forrest Smithson (1884-1962), American hurdler and 1908 Olympic gold medalist
- Forrest Towns (1914-1991), American track and field athlete and 1936 Olympic gold medalist
- Forrest Tucker (1919-1986), American actor
- Forest Whitaker (born 1961), American actor
English: transferred use of the surname, which originated as a local name for someone who lived in or by an enclosed wood, Old French forest.
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