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Forrest Gump (in the movie by the same name) was said to have been named after a famous general. This indicated that his family held General Forrest with esteem.

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Who was Forest Gump ancestor?

In the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest (played by Tom Hanks) said that he was related to and named after General Nathan Bedford Forrest.


Where does the name Forrest come from?

Presumably from one who works in a forest.


In the movie Forrest Gump the main character is named after the leader of which organization?

He was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was the first leader of the KKK (the Ku Klux Klan).


What is the name Forrest short for?

If you're asking about Forrest Gump, then, it's not short for anything. Forrest Gump was named after the first leader of the KKK, Nathan Bedford Forrest. For other people, the name Forrest could possibly be short for Forrester.


Where did the character Forrest Gump originate?

His mother named him after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is supposedly related to Gump. She intended his name to be a reminder that "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense." Source: answers.com


What is Forrest's full name in the movie 'Forrest Gump'?

I can't recall that it was stated in the movie but he was named after a civil war era relative name Forrest Bedford Gump, the guy with the white robe and hood, on the horse with a white hood and horse blanket.


Is Forrest an abstract noun or concrete?

The proper noun 'Forrest' is a concrete noun, the name of a person (Nathan Bedford Forrest or Forrest Gump) and the name of a place (Forrest County School District, Hattiesburg, MS or Forrest, Victoria Australia); a word for a physical person and a physical place.


What is a name of a famous forest?

For one... * it's Forrest* ... Forrest Gump example: "He's got a daddy named Forrest too!?"


Where does the first name Forrest originate from?

By todays standards a sophisticated name. In old English times he who came from the woods usually came with craft and survival methods of living and teaching. of old English decent. Transferred use of the English surname which arose in the 13th century in the form of de Foresta (of the forest): hence, "dweller or worker in the forest." The name Forrest has been interpreted as meaning....for rest. One of rest, selected for or to receive other meanings of the name Forest/Forrest - immense, very calm, sedative. variety, tranquility and abundance. It means provider. supporter of life. or cradle.


What is Forrest gump's birthday and zodiac sign?

Gump was born near the small town of Greenbow, Alabama, on June 6, 1944 (the same day the Allied forces began Operation Overlord). His father was absent during his life; his mother said he was "on vacation". His mother named Forrest after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a noted Confederate general in the American Civil War and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, who is supposedly related to Gump. She intended his name to be a reminder that "sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense."


What is Forrest gump's middle name?

Forrest Gump's middle name is 'George'. 'Forrest George Gump'


How do you say Forrest Gump in Spanish?

Forrest Gump.