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Forest

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English

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A map of Forest in Brussels

Etymology

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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.

Proper noun

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Forest (countable and uncountable, plural Forests)

  1. A surname.
  2. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. [1]
  4. A number of townships in the United States, in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), and Missouri, listed under Forest Township.
  5. A hamlet in Ellerton-on-Swale parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2700).
  6. A locality in Circular Head Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  8. A municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
    Synonym: Vorst
  9. (soccer) Nottingham Forest F.C.
  10. A male given name: Alternative form of Forrest.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Forest is the 6661st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5076 individuals. Forest is most common among White (65.76%) and Black/African American (28.23%) individuals.

See also

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municipalities of Brusselsedit

References

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  1. ^ TopoZone: Forest, Virginia

Anagrams

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Forest m

  1. Forest (a municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium)
  2. (soccer) Nottingham Forest F.C. (an English football club)

See also

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municipalities of Brusselsedit
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