"Gorst" meaning in English

See Gorst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Gorsts [plural]
Etymology: Topographic surname for someone who lived in an area full of gorse bushes, from Old English gorst (“gorse”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|gorst||gorse}} Old English gorst (“gorse”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Gorst (countable and uncountable, plural Gorsts)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gorst-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States, at the head of Sinclair Inlet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Washington, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gorst-en-name-wxc3vAI6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Inflected forms

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