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In the world, Хорст (Horst , Хорст , Hörst ) is a widespread male first name. The given name Хорст is characteristic of Germany, where it is a widespread masculine name, Austria, where it is quite a common male name, and Czechia, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Very seldom, Хорст is the last name as well as the forename.
Хорст is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Horst Schimanski , the character in the German television series Tatort; Horst , character in Eragon; Horst Südstedt , the operatic character in the opera Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen; Horst Herzberger and Horst Brenkendorf , the operatic character in the opera Der goldene Pierrot.