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Surname:  Horst
Branch:  Horst
Origins:  German
More Info:  Germany

Background:  Horst is a Germanic word meaning "eagle's nest" (in modern German) and "man from the forest" (in Old High German). The family name Means "wood, thicket" in German. Alternatively, it may derive from the Germanic element hros or hors meaning "horse".




Motto:  Efflorescent, The sun shines.


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Name Variations:  Horst, Horste, Horstt, Horsst, Horrst, Hoorst, Hoorste, Horstes, Horsts, van Horst.

References:
One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.
The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.







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