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

• Forrest, Manitoba, Canada
• Forrest City, Arkansas, USA
• Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
• Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

People named Forrest

• Alexander Forrest, Australian explorer
• Bayard Forrest , basketball player
• George Forrest (author) American author and musician
• George Forrest (botanist) (1873-1932), British botanist and plant collector
• John Forrest, 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury, Australian explorer and politician
• Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate general and KKK founder
• Nathan Bedford Forrest III, American general and grandson of Nathan Bedford Forrest
• Steve Forrest, American actor (real name William Forrest Andrews)

Others

• Forrest Gump, book and 1994 movie

See also

• List of people by name: Fo