Meaning of Forrest | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A topographical surname from Middle English for someone who lived or worked in a Royal forest (area of woodland reserved for hunting).
2. Obsolete spelling of forest.
   alt-of, obsolete
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A town in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia

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Examples

“Whether it is the soul food restaurant on 38th Street, where he and his father and trainer, Jack Mosley, dined earlier in the week, or at the workouts leading up Saturday's WBC welterweight championship rematch against Vernon Forrest at Conseco Fieldhouse, Mosley cannot go anywhere without hearing the shouts of supporters who want to get close to him.”

“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.”

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