Horst
German
"leap"
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Updated Wed Feb 18 2026
Horst Origin and Meaning
Variation of Hurst
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Horst Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Horst
- Horst Lorenz SeehoferGerman politician
- Horst Köhlerformer President of Germany
- Horst Ludwig StörmerGerman,American physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Horst Werner BuchholzGerman actor
- Horst LippmannGerman jazz musician
- Horst KöppelGerman footballer and manager
The name Horst in Pop Culture
- Horsta man from Carvahall in the "Inheritance" cycle.
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