Hearst - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hearst \he(ar)-st\ is a variant of Hurst (Middle English), and the meaning of Hearst is "thicket of trees".

The baby name Hearst sounds like Horst and Hirst. Other similar baby names are Herut and Hart.

Hearst is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#19649 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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