Forrester as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Forrester

What is the meaning of the name Forrester ?

The baby name Forrester is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced FOR-ess-ter (IPA: /ˈfɔːrɛstər/).

Forrester is English in Origin.

Forrester is an English and Scottish occupational surname turned given name meaning “forest keeper” or “woodland guardian.” It stems from Anglo-Norman French forestier, ultimately from Medieval Latin forestarius (“man of the forest”), related to Latin forestis (wild wood). The name identified officials who managed royal hunting preserves, enforced forest law, and oversaw timber and game, becoming hereditary in medieval England and Lowland Scotland; a notable line formed the Lowland Clan Forrester of Corstorphine.

As a first name, Forrester emerged in the 19th–20th centuries with the vogue for surnames as given names, remaining rare but distinctive; its nature-rich imagery and understated formality have recently broadened its unisex appeal. Closely related spellings and cognates include Forester, Forster (the Middle English form), Forrest, and occasionally Foster (by phonetic contraction). Diminutives such as Forry or Forest are sometimes used.