Name
NESTOR

Name NESTOR

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 32,891 births of Nestor in the countries below, which represents an average of 232 births of children bearing the first name Nestor per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 92 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Nestor   
In Italiano Nome Nestor   
Available variant : Néstor


Information about the first name Nestor

We celebrate Nestor on February 26th
The first name Nestor is listed in our categories :The first name Nestor has been assigned to:
99.52% to boys
0.48% to girls
The country where the first name Nestor is the most common is:
BR Brazil
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Nestor

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Nestor : Rensto, Reston, Rotsen, Treson

Anacyclics of the first name Nestor

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Nestor: Rotsen

Nestor in Japanese *

Romajinesutaa
Katakanaネスター
Hiraganaねすたー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Nestor in Japanese
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Nestor in sign language

Nestor in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Nestor

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).
Anagrams src :
  • -setron, Nortes, Reston, Sterno, Stoner, Trones, noters, sterno-, stoner, tenors, tensor, toners, trones
Noun src :
  • nestor (plural nestors)
  • Any parrot of the genus Nestor.
Noun src :
  • Nestor (plural Nestors)
  • A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.
Proper noun src :
  • Nestor
  • (Greek mythology) An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
General
Noun src :
  • nestor m pers (feminine nestorka)
  • doyen, senior (eldest or most experienced male member of a group)
  • Synonym: senior
Polish
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛs.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɔr
  • Syllabification: nes‧tor
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • < Nestor
Noun src :
  • nestor
  • doyen (the senior, or eldest male member of a group)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈnestor/, [ˈne̞s̠to̞r]
  • Rhymes: -estor
  • Syllabification(key): nes‧tor
CZ Czech
Noun src :
  • nestor m anim
  • any parrot of the genus Nestor
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛstor]
 

Popularity of the name Nestor

Number of NESTOR births per year

Total births of Nestor by country

Births with the first name Nestor
Country
Boys
Girls
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
15,968
0
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
7,337
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
6,459
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
2,328
159
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
206
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
98
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
56
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
51
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
44
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
38
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
32
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
31
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
27
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
20
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
18
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
11
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
6
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
2
0

Total births of Nestor by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Nestor
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
36
0
PLPoland
2022
11
0
BEBelgium
2022
10
0
FRFrance
2022
10
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
7
0
ARArgentina
2015
5
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
4
0
DEGermany
2022
3
0
SESweden
2022
3
0
ITItaly
2021
2
0
QCQuebec
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Nestor

Personalities with the first name Nestor

There are 98 personalities with the first name Nestor


Néstor Kirchner
(Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić) src

Argentina
Lawyer Politician


Nestor Makhno
src

Russian empire Ukrainian people's republic
Writer Military personnel Politician Farmer Painter Revolutionary Anarchist


Néstor Gorosito
src

Argentina
Association football manager Association football player


Nestor Carbonell
(Nestor Gastón Carbonell) src

United states of america
Actor Stage actor Voice actor Television actor Film actor


Nestor
src

Kievan rus'
Writer Historian Monk Chronicler Hagiographer


Néstor Pitana
(Néstor Fabián Pitana) src

Argentina
Actor Association football referee


Néstor Araujo
src

Mexico
Association football player


Néstor Almendros
src

Spain
Actor Cinematographer Film director


Emil Nestor Setälä
src

Finland
Politician Diplomat University teacher Linguist Anthropologist


Néstor Ortigoza
src

Paraguay
Association football player



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Nestor
Full list of personalities with the first name Nestor

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Nestor

There are 205 actors and actresses with the first name Nestor
Nestor Feijóo
Nestor Tapia
Nestor Bravo
Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Napolitano
Nestor Torres
Nestor Serrano
Nestor Mantaras
Nestor Kondratyuk
Nestor De Montemar
Nestor De Villa
Nestor Amaral
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Sarri
Nestor Eristoff
Nestor Ivan Delgado
Nestor Larrandant
Nestor Trujillo
Nestor Ruiz
Nestor Blight
Nestor Flores
Nestor Demaestri
Nestor Mikhaylov
Nestor Petrovich
Nestor Xaidis
Nestor Szytar
Nestor Santoyo
Nestor Romero
Nestor Rodriguez
Nestor Protto

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Nestor
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Nestor

Rankings of first name NESTOR by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#374PL Poland2022
#552AR Argentina2015
#891BE Belgium2022
#1429SE Sweden2022
#1455CH Switzerland2021
#1985US United State of America2022
#2715FR France2022
#2936GB United Kingdom2021
#4594IT Italy2021
#4772DE Germany2022
#7327QC Quebec2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name NESTOR (female) births over the last year available in each country