Forster

See also: Förster and forster

English

Etymology

  • As an English surname, from the noun forester.
  • Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (blockmaker), from fustre (baulk of timber).
  • As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (cutter), from forcettes (scissors).
  • As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (forest)).

Proper noun

Forster

  1. An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
  2. A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

From German Forster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.stɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrstɛr
  • Syllabification: For‧ster

Proper noun

Forster m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Forster f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms

  • Forsterowa
  • Forsterówna

See also

  • Appendix:Polish surnames
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