Meaning of name Foster

The name Foster has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Foster is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Foster in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Foster is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Forrest. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Forrest.

The following names are baby names related to Foster and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Foster: Boys - Arlo, Brenton, Burrell, Cloyd, Dayton, Dearborn, Deems, Denver, Derrick, Dover, Durwin, Edd, Geary, Haywood, Isham, Kent, Kinley, Lindell, Lorne, Morton, Nash, Girls - Addyson, Aletha, Cheryle, Delisa, Fronia, Heaven, Icie, Icy, Jane, Janice, Latonya, Maryann, Maryanne, Myla, Unique, Willene, Both genders - Dell, Ella, Emery, Hadley, June, Laken, Tate

The name Foster is a variant of Forrest. Other popular variants of the name Forrest are: Forest (English), Forester, Forestor, Forrester, Forrestor, Forster, Forstor, Foster

We think the name Foster should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Foster to be: A gentle and caring person

In one word, you might describe Foster as a(n) "gentle" person.

See other "gentle" names for boys.