Forrest

Forrest
/fawr"ist, for"-/, n.
1. Edwin, 1806-72, U.S. actor.
2. John, 1st Baron, 1847-1918, Australian explorer and statesman.
3. Nathan Bedford, 1821-77, Confederate cavalry general in the U.S. Civil War.

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  • Forrest — Forrest, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 1225 Housing Units (2000): 504 Land area (2000): 0.626138 sq. miles (1.621689 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.626138 sq. miles (1.621689… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Forrest, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 1225 Housing Units (2000): 504 Land area (2000): 0.626138 sq. miles (1.621689 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.626138 sq. miles (1.621689 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Forrest — Forrest, Edwin, geb. 1806 in Philgdelphia, trat zuerst 1820 in Philadelphia auf die Bühne. Bald darauf ging er mit einer Schauspielergesellschaft nach dem Westen, kehrte nach einigen Jahren nach dem Norden zurück u. wurde am Albany Theater in New …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Forrest — Forrest, 1) Edwin, nordamerikan. Schauspieler, geb. 9. März 1806 in Philadelphia, gest. daselbst 12. Dez. 1872, betrat schon 1817 die Bühne seiner Vaterstadt in einer Frauenrolle, besuchte später mit einer Schauspielertruppe den Westen, wurde… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Forrest — m English: transferred use of the surname, which originated as a local name for someone who lived in or by an enclosed wood, Old French forest …   First names dictionary

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  • Forrest — The word Forrest occurs in a number of names of places, persons, or locations.In almost all its forms, it is ultimately descended from the family name Forrest , originally Scottish or English and meaning dweller in a forest . Forrest is popular… …   Wikipedia

  • Forrest — /ˈfɒrəst/ (say foruhst) noun 1. Alexander, 1849–1901, Australian explorer and stock and station agent; his explorations led to the opening up of much valuable grazing land between the De Grey River, WA, and Port Darwin. 2. David, pen name of… …  

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  • Forrest — This name derives from the Olde French forest , (Late Latin forestis , a derivative of foris meaning outside ). The reference was originally to the woods around a manor house, and the surname was either topographic for someone who lived in or… …   Surnames reference

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