hurst Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hurst noun
Etymology
OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst, horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an eyerie, thicket.
Definitions
  1. A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst.

Webster 1913