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Horst
Horst Horst is a 20th-century German name of unmistakably mid-century Central European character — it belongs to the generation of craftsmen, soldiers, and farmers who came of age between the wars. Characters named Horst tend to be taciturn, physically capable, and defined by a no-nonsense relationship to work and duty. The name suits realistic fiction set in Germany between the 1920s and 1970s.
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