Forster

See also: Förster, and forster

English

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Forster

Wikipedia

Etymology

• 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”)).

Proper noun

Forster

1. An occupational or topographic surname originating as an occupation for someone who worked or lived in a forest.
2. A coastal town in MidCoast council area, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• Forsterian

See also

• Forester
• Forrest
• Forrester
• Foster

Anagrams

• Forrest

Polish

Etymology

From German Forster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.stɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɔrstɛr
• Syllabification: For‧ster

Proper noun

Forster m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	Forster	Forsterowie
genitive	Forstera	Forsterów
dative	Forsterowi	Forsterom
accusative	Forstera	Forsterów
instrumental	Forsterem	Forsterami
locative	Forsterze	Forsterach
vocative	Forsterze	Forsterowie

Declension of Forster

Proper noun

Forster f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Forsterowa
• Forsterówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames