Nestor (given name)
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | homecoming (Greek) or biblical miracle (hebrew) |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Nes |
| Related names | Nessie |
Nestor is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" [neomai] - "go back", and "νόστος" [nostos] - "one who returns from travels".
Another theory makes derivation from Hebrew by combination of "נֵס" [nes] - "miracle", and "תּוֹרָה" [tora] - Torah. It is a well used phrase in religious text of Jewish tradition.[citation needed]
People with the name
- Nestor of Laranda (2nd–3rd century), Greek poet
- Nestor of Magydos or Saint Nestor, Christian saint (died 250)
- Nestor of Thessaloniki, another saint (died c. 300)
- Nestorius (c.386–c.451), Patriarch of Constantinople, 428–431
- Nestor the Chronicler (c.1056–c.1114), reputed author of the earliest East Slavic chronicle
- Nestor Carbonell (born 1967), American actor
- Nestor Forster (1963–), Brazilian diplomat
- Néstor García (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nestor Gianaclis, 19th century founder of the Egyptian cigarette industry
- Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), Former President of Argentina
- Nestor Kukolnik (1809–1868), Russian writer
- Nestor Lakoba (1893–1936), Bolshevik leader in Abkhazia
- Nestor Makhno (1888–1936), 20th-century Ukrainian anarcho-communist
- Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre (1887–1938), Spanish painter from the Canary Islands
- Nestor Mendez (born 1971), Belizean politician and diplomat
- Néstor Ortigoza (born 1984), Paraguayan footballer
- Néstor Pitana (born 1975), Argentine football referee and former actor
- Nestor Serrano (born 1955), American actor
- Néstor Rego (born 1962), Galician politician
- Nestor Roqueplan (1805–1870), French writer
- Nestor J. Zaluzec (born 1952), American scientist
Fictional characters
- Nestor, a fictional butler character in the Tintin book series
- Nestor Burma, created by French crime novelist Léo Malet
- Nestor, the Long–Eared Christmas Donkey, fictional character from animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. It originally premiered on ABC on December
- Nestor, in the animated television series Shorty McShorts' Shorts
- Nestor, in the animated television series Scaredy Squirrel
- Néstor, a penguin in the film Happy Feet
- Nestor 10, the NS-series robot in the series of short-stories I, Robot
- Prince Nestor, in the animated television series World of Quest
- Nestor Willow, husband of Clarice Willow, in the TV series Caprica
- Nestor, a group consciousness in the movie Battle Beyond the Stars
See also
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