74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology, Russian Scripts Νέστωρ(Ancient Greek) Нестор(Russian) Pronounced Pron. NEHS-TAWR(Classical Greek) NEHS-tər(English) NYEHS-tər(Russian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "returner, homecomer" in Greek, from νέομαι (neomai) meaning "to return". In Homer's Iliad this was the name of the king of Pylos, famous for his great wisdom and longevity, who acted as a counselor to the Greek allies. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesNestori(Finnish) Nestore(Italian) Néstor(Spanish) Same SpellingNéstorUser SubmissionsNèstor, Nestòr PopularityDetails Last ranked #485 in 1959 France Last ranked #946 in 2007 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Bulgaria: October 27France: February 26Greece: October 27Poland: February 26Poland: September 8Poland: November 9 Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, actors, athletes, currently out of the US top 1000, Greek mythology, Iliad characters, kings, Orthodox saints, saints, Shakespearean characters, travel, Will and Grace characters, wisdom, Ys characters Entry updated May 29, 2020
