Hirst - name meaning, origin

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

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

Hirst is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#7899 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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