Personally, I do make the [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] Gump association and worse I make the association with who [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] was named for in the movie- [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Bedford[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] the first leader of the KKK. I don’t think that most people will make that association especially not in Australia and most people just like it as a naturey surname as first name but I do believe that it started being used a first name in reference to [name_m]Bedford[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] before becoming more widely used. As a name nerd that history would bother me even if most people would not be aware of it, I understand if it doesn’t bother you especially in another country where it’s just any other last name. I much prefer just using [name_m]Forest[/name_m], it’s a lovely nature name on its own.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]My[/name_f] favorite overall is [name_m]Marlo[/name_m] [name_m]Forest[/name_m], I think it goes well with [name_m]Kasper[/name_m], its cute and friendly but stands up well as an adult name. I do like [name_m]Leif[/name_m] [name_m]Oskar[/name_m] a lot as well but I feel that it will be mispronounced as “Leaf”. I want to throw in a wild card with [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Forest[/name_m], I think it captures elements from [name_m]Marlo[/name_m] and [name_m]Oskar[/name_m] goes well with [name_m]Kasper[/name_m].