What names are similar to Forrest?
If you like Forrest, consider August, Ernest and Orest. Like Forrest, their spellings end in -st.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Forrest.
August Latin · "exalted, venerable" (from Augustus); one of Sweden's most popular boys' names in recent years and a rising vintage revival in the US
Ernest Germanic · serious, resolute
Orest Ukrainian · traditionally linked to the Greek Orestes
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Forrest comes from.
Hunter English · "one who hunts," an occupational surname from the Middle English hunte; it rode the 1990s wave that turned rugged trade surnames into first names, and outlasted most of that wave. Outdoorsy, direct, and hard to shorten
Ashton English · from an English place surname meaning "ash-tree settlement", from Old English æsc and tun
Fisher English · occupational surname, one who fishes
Garnett English · From an Old French/Latin surname for a dealer in garnets or a ruddy-complexioned person, ultimately Latin granatum 'pomegranate'.
The same feel
Also nature and surname style names.
Oakley English · from a surname and place names meaning "oak clearing" in Old English; famously borne by sharpshooter Annie Oakley
Harley English · place name/surname, "hare meadow"
Ryland English · English surname from a place name meaning "rye land" in Old English
Harlan English · surname from a place name meaning "hare land" in Old English; in America sometimes given in honor of Justice John Marshall Harlan
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Forrest, on a similar curve.
Merritt English · English surname from Merriott in Somerset, recorded in the Domesday Book as Meriet, 'boundary gate' in Old English
Franklin English · "free landholder"
Emmett English · surname from a medieval diminutive of Emma (Germanic irmin, "whole" or "great")
Foster English · occupational surname, traditionally 'forester' or 'keeper of the forest'
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