Forest

A surname.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A number of townships in the United States, in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), and Missouri, listed under Forest Township.
  4. A hamlet in Ellerton-on-Swale parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2700).
  5. A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  6. Nottingham Forest F.C.
  7. A male given name: Alternative form of Forrest.

Origin

French surname, from Old French forest (“forest”). Compare Laforest and Deforest. Also an English and Scottish surname, variant of Forrest and related to the above.

Forms

Forests