Etymology

Gorst

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English gorst
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  1. Old English · derived fromgorst“gorse”
  2. English todayGorst

Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”).

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