Meanings
nestor1
Nestor2
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.
1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 4 - A surname
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient GreekΝέστωρ
- EnglishNestor
From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Νέστωρ
- Νέστωρ (Néstōr)male given name
Bulgarian Нестор
- Несторmale given name
Finnish Nestori
- Nestorimale given name
Greek Νέστωρ
- Νέστωρ (Néstor)male given name
Korean 네스토르
- 네스토르 (Neseutoreu)male given name
Persian نسطور
- نسطور (nostur)male given name
Russian Не́стор
- Не́стор (Néstor)male given name
Spanish Néstor
- Néstormale given name
Ukrainian Не́стор
- Не́стор (Néstor)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
nestor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nestor
“nestor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nestor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nestor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nestor.
Source: nestor on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.