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Foster
"A; forest; forest keeper; It can be interpretted to mean and One who keeps the forest A foster child, foster parent, or a cutler Also a derivative of the surname Forester Used as both a surname and given name Famous bearers: Twentieth century American..."
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Foster at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- English Christian French Old French
- Western numerology
- 11
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 6
- Popular
- 81 family views
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What does Foster mean?
Foster is a baby name with English, Christian, French, Old French context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is A; forest; forest keeper; It can be interpretted to mean and One who keeps the forest A foster child, foster parent, or a cutler Also a derivative of the....
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