Forsyte
English
editEtymology
editVariant of Forsythe.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːsaɪt/
- Homophone: foresight (horse–hoarse merger)
Proper noun
editForsyte (plural Forsytes)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Forsyte is the 463456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 30 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Forsyte”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 592.