Nestor (given name)

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Gender male		Related names Nessie
Meaning homecoming (greek) or biblical miracle (hebrew)

Nestor is a given name, often claimed to be of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of 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.

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

Néstor García (born 1975), Uruguayan marathon runner

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

Néstor Ortigoza (born 1984), Paraguayan footballer

Nestor Serrano (born 1955), American actor

Nestor Roqueplan (1805–1870), French writer

Nestor J. Zaluzec (born 1952), American Scientist

Nestor, a fictional character in the Tintin book series

References

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