The nestor Surname
nestor Name Meaning and 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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Nestors from Poland/Ukraine | Kathleen Nestor Owens | 3 |
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| I'm a Nestor living in Ireland |
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| Nestor family, Youngstown, OH. | Kim Scarbrough | 7 |
| Death of Mr. James Bernard Nestor in Haiti |
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| Need info on Mary NESTOR who m. Jonathan RICHARDSON 24 Aug 1789 Montgomery Co., VA |
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| Nestor's in Ireland |
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