Meaning:
Its source is an Ancient Germanic expression meaning "Wooded hill."
Languages:
This boy's name is used in German.
Narrative:
It is possible that this name derives from Horsa, an Old Saxon personal name meaning ''horse,'' or the related name Hengist, meaning ''stallion.''
Science and Philosophy
Horst L. Störmer (born 1949)
1998 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Co-winner with Robert B. Laughlin and Daniel C. Tsui ''for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations.''