What does Foster mean?

Foster means "forest"

How do we pronounce Foster?

Foster \fos-ter, fo-st-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Foster is pronounced FOWST-er 1.

1 Pronunciation for Foster: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Foster?

Foster is of Old French origin and it is used mainly in English. Foster is a variant of short names for Forrest (English).

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The baby name Foster fun facts:

The name Foster in reverse order is "Retsof".

The numerological value of the name Foster is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Foster?

Foster is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames