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What does Forster mean?
Forster 
as a name for boys is an Old French name, and Forster means "forest". Forster is a variant form of Forest (Old French): transferred use of the surname.
ENDS WITH -ster
ASSOCIATED WITH forest (tree)
Variations
VARIANT Forester
OTHER FORMS VIA FOREST Forrester, Foster▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Forster Mark (F.M.), ..
How popular is Forster?
Forster is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#3615 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Forest (#973 VIA LATEST LIST) and Foster (#1073) are the prominent variation forms of Forster (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Adoption of these relations of Forster was common among parents a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and is now much lower, with versions like Forest falling out of fashion. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alaster, Alester, Alister, Alyster, Buster▼, Carter▲, Caster, Chester▼, Christer, Colter, Coster, Coulter, Farmer, Farrer, Farrier, Ferrer, Ferrier, Feste, Fester, Fisher▲, Folker, Fonsie, Forbes, Forde, Forden, Forgael (see Fergal), Forteny (see Fortney), Fortney, Fortny (see Fortney), Fowler, Fraser, Frasier, Frazer, Fryer, Fursey, Kester, Krister, Lester▼, Lorimer, Lorymer, Minster, Nester, Porter▲, Potter, Rossiter, Torger, Torsten, Vester, Webster▼ and Wister. These names tend to be more commonly used than Forster.
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