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Horst

Meaning — A Germanic masculine name derived from the Middle High German "horst" meaning "thicket", "wooded hill", or "eyrie" (a bird of prey's nest on a high crag). The name carries associations with the untamed Germanic forest landscape that was central to ancient Germanic identity. It became a common given name in the German-speaking world in the 19th century.·Germanic origin·Male·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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Horst MüllerHorst BraunHorst SchmidtHorst VogtHorst LangeHorst Schulz

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