Forrest 908575 223849709 2008-07-06T03:45:12Z 121.223.184.207 /* Places named Forrest */ The word '''Forrest''' occurs in a number of names of places, persons, or locations. In almost all its forms, it is ultimately descended from the family name ''Forrest'', originally Scottish or English and meaning "dweller in a [[forest]]". ''Forrest'' is popular as a male first name in North America and especially in the southern [[United States]]; this is likely due to the fame of [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]]. ==Places named Forrest== ;Australia * [[Division of Forrest]], a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives, in Western Australia *[[Forrest, Victoria]] *[[Forrest, Western Australia]] *[[Glen Forrest, Western Australia]] *[[Forrest, Australian Capital Territory]] ;Canada *[[Forrest, Manitoba]] ;United States *[[Forrest, Illinois]] *[[Forrest City, Arkansas]] *[[Forrest County, Mississippi]] ==People named Forrest == {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Forrest | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = | footnotes = }} * [[Alexander Forrest]], Australian explorer * [[Anthony Forrest]], British Actor, Composer, Writer, Director * [[Anne Marie Forrest]], Irish writer * [[Forrest Raynard]],basketball player * [[Barbara Forrest]], philosopher and critic of intelligent design * [[Craig Forrest]], Canadian soccer/football player * [[David Forrest]], pseudonym * [[Duke Forrest]], fictional character from ''M*A*S*H (novels)'' * [[Edwin Forrest]], American actor * [[Eric Forrest]], bass guitarist * [[Forrest (singer)]], born Forrest Thomas, an American singer popular in the UK and Netherlands * [[Frederic Forrest]], American actor * [[French Forrest]], American Confederate naval officer * [[George Forrest]]: **[[George Forrest (author)]] (1915–1999), American author and musician **[[George Forrest (botanist)]] (1873–1932), Scottish botanist and plant collector **[[George Forrest (businessman)]], Belgian businessman established in Katanga **[[George Forrest (politician)]] (1921–1968), Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster **[[George Forrest (VC)]] (1800–1859), Irish Victoria Cross recipient **[[George F. Forrest]], Mayor of Juneau Alaska * [[Hal Forrest]], American comics artist * [[Helen Forrest]], American big band singer * [[James Forrest]]: ** [[James Alexander Forrest]], Australian business leader ** [[Jim Forrest]], Scottish footballer ** [[Jimmy Forrest]], American jazz saxophonist ** [[Jimmy Forrest (footballer)]] (1864–1925), Blackburn Rovers and England footballer ** [[James Forrest (basketball)]], basketball coach * [[Jamie L. Forrest]], International Award winning (American) Photographer * [[Jason Forrest]], electronic music producer * [[John Forrest]], Australian explorer and politician * [[John Forrest (martyr)]], English Catholic martyr * [[John Alexander Forrest]], Australian politician * [[Margaret Forrest]], wife of John Forrest the explorer * [[Maxwell Forrest]], fictional character from ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]], Confederate general and founder of the Ku Klux Klan * [[Nathan Bedford Forrest III]], American general and grandson of Nathan Bedford Forrest * [[Paula Forrest]], Australian actress * [[Peter Forrest]], Australian cricketer * [[Ray Forrest]], American radio announcer * [[Sam Forrest]], singer and guitarist * [[Steve Forrest]], American actor (real name William Forrest Andrews) * [[Ted Forrest]], American poker player * [[Thomas Forrest]], American politician * [[Uriah Forrest]], (1746-1805), U.S. Congressman and delegate for Maryland * [[Vernon Forrest]], American boxer ==Others== *''Forrest Gump'', [[Forrest Gump (novel)|book]] and [[Forrest Gump (film)|1994 movie]] *Super Typhoon Forrest, a typhoon in the 1983 Pacific typhoon season * [[Nathan Bedford Forrest High School]], located in [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. * [[Apache Forrest]], a web-publishing framework. * A character in [[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]] ==See also== * [[Forrester]] * [[Forest]] [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Given names]] {{disambig}} [[nl:Forrest]]