Forrester Name Meaning & Origin
Forrester
Pronunciation: FOH-ris-ter (key)
Origin of the name Forrest:
Transferred use of the English surname which arose in the 13th century in the form of de Foresta (of the forest): hence, "dweller or worker in the forest." Var: Forest, Forrestt.
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