Lester

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US/ˈlɛstɚ/

proper noun

A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.

OriginOld French Lestra ← Medieval Latin Laxtra →
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Meanings

proper nounLester (countable and uncountable, plural Lesters)

plural Lesters

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Limestone County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Lyon County, Iowa.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    6. countableuncountableA ghost town in King County, Washington.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinLaxtra
  2. Old FrenchLestra
  3. EnglishLester

* As an English surname, from the placename Leicester. * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”). * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister. * Also as an English surname, variant of Laster. * As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lester

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Sounds the same

Leicester

Anagrams

ElsterSelterstreel
Cite this entry
APA

Lester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lester

MLA

“Lester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lester.

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