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Nestor

in the US

There are 4,694 people with the last name "Nestor" in the United States.

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Nestor 5,782
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Similar Names and Nicknames

Nester, Nestler, Nestle, Nesta, Nestro, Nestel, Nestlerode, Nestico, Nest, Nesteruk

Most Common First Names for Nestor

John, Michael, James, Robert, Thomas, David, Mary, Joseph, William, Mark

Meaning & History

Irish (Munster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Adhastair, formerly Mac Girr an Adhastair, a patronymic from a byname meaning ‘short man of the halter’.

Humanistic Dutch and German name from a classical Greek personal name, borne by a king of Pylos who was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan war, noted for his age and wisdom. In Homer's Odyssey, the aged Nestor gives wise advice to Odysseus' son Telemachos. According to Debrabandere, in Dutch this was a nickname sometimes given to the oldest person in a group.

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