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I used to like the name Forrest before the whole "Forrest Gump" association became such a big deal. Forest is over-the-top, imo, unless it's a family name and with that spelling. But I could never use Forrest now, because of Forrest Gump. I find it funny that some people want to use the name because of the movie--when the character clearly states that Nathan B. Forrest is the founder of the KKK. No one should be named Forrest in honor of a character named after the founder of the KKK!

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~Heather~
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix

I actually love the Forrest Gump association. For that reason, I'd spell it Forrest. Less like a wood and more like a name.

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Plus, Forrest's mom had a good reason for giving him his name:

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Forrest: (voice-over) Now, when I was a baby, Momma named me after the great Civil War hero, General Nathan Bedford Forrest... She said we was related to him in some way. And, what he did was, he started up this club called the Ku Klux Klan. They'd all dress up in their robes and their bedsheets and act like a bunch of ghosts or spooks or something. They'd even put bedsheets on their horses and ride around. And anyway, that's how I got my name. Forrest Gump. Momma said that the Forrest part was to remind me that sometimes we all do things that, well, just don't make no sense.

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Julia Keelan

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"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.

I would choose Forrest out of the two spellings. I think more of the woods than I do a movie character, this is not one of my favorite names.

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Good luck!
Shannon

Prefer Forrest. I can totally get over the Forrest Gump thing. My father-in-law is named Forrest, and it was considered as a middle name for one of our children. However, with my FIL, the association is still somewhat there, because his wife happens to be named Jennifer.
Anyway, I do like it.

I love Forrest!! It's in my top three. I prefer the spelling Forrest for no particular reason. I think it will always conjure up Forrest Gump... but it doesn't bother me. He was a great character! Forrest is so handsom and strong, yet sweet and gentle.