Etymology

Forster

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Today it means: An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest. Full definition →

French fustrier ← Old French forcetier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromforcetier“cutter”
  2. French · derived fromfustrier“blockmaker”
  3. English todayForster

* As an English surname, from the noun forester. * Also as an English surname, borrowed from French fustrier (“blockmaker”), from fustre (“baulk of timber”). * As a French and Norman surname, from Old French forcetier (“cutter”), from forcettes (“scissors”). * As a German surname, spelling variant of Förster and Först (both related to Forst (“forest”)).

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