"DeForest" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: DeForests [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French de Forest, from de+forest; Literally, “forest”. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|de Forest}} Middle French de Forest, {{m-g|forest}} “forest”, {{lit|forest}} Literally, “forest” Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} DeForest (plural DeForests)
  1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Forest or Woods, equivalent to the modern French surname Deforet.
    Sense id: en-DeForest-en-name-4-ofxNA0 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, equivalent to English Forest Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-DeForest-en-name-GO0DAhCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Deforest, deForest, De Forest, de Forest, Forest, Deforet, deForet, DeForet, De Foret, de Foret, Foret

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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