Forster as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Forster

What is the meaning of the name Forster ?

The baby name Forster is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfɔːstər/ (FOR-stər).

Forster is English in Origin.

Forster is an English occupational name deriving from Middle English Forster/Forester, ultimately from Anglo-Norman French forestier and Medieval Latin forestarius ("keeper of the forest"). It denoted the official responsible for managing woodlands and game, enforcing forest law, and protecting royal hunting preserves. The root links to Latin foris, "outside," via forestis, the land outside common cultivation, hence "forest."

As a surname, Forster appears in English and Scottish records from the 13th century, especially in the northern border counties; it is related to the Lowland Clan Forrester. Notable bearers include the novelist E. M. Forster. Adopted as a given name more recently, it suits the modern surname-as-first-name trend and is used predominantly for boys, though not exclusively. Variants and cognates include Forester, Forrester, Foster (sometimes from the same source), and the German forms Förster and Foerster.