Forrest

Proper noun

1. A topographical surname from Middle English for someone who lived or worked in a Royal forest (area of woodland reserved for hunting).
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   • Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel. - 2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American...
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A town in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia