Meaning, origin and history of the name Nestor

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Gender Masculine

Usage Greek Mythology, Russian

Scripts Νεστωρ(Ancient Greek) Нестор(Russian)

Pronounced Pron. NEHS-TAWR(Classical Greek)

NEHS-tər(English)

NYEHS-tər(Russian)

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Meaning & History

Means "homecoming" in Greek. 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 Names

Other Languages & CulturesNestori(Finnish) Nestore(Italian) Néstor(Spanish)

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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, wisdom, Ys characters

Entry updated February 28, 2019