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Nestor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɛstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈnɛstɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).

Meanings

1. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.

Forms

Relateds

Nestor in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Nestor en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɛstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈnɛstɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).

Meanings

1. (Greek) An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
   • Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense. 1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4:
3. A surname

Deriveds

Nestorian

Translations (9)

fi Nestori (male given name) · ru Не́стор (male given name) · fa نسطور (male given name) · ko 네스토르 (male given name) · es Néstor (male given name) · bg Нестор (male given name) · el Νέστωρ (male given name) · uk Не́стор (male given name) · grc Νέστωρ (male given name)