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Nestor Gender male Meaning homecoming (Greek) Nickname(s) Nes Related names Nessie
Nestor , or Néstor , 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.
[1] The Greek derivation is from a combination of νέομαι , néomai , 'go back', and νόστος , nóstos , 'one who returns from travels'.[
citation needed ]
The name is also found in Russia, Portugal, and France, with variants in Finland (
Nestori ), Italy (Nestore), and Spain (Néstor).
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People with the name
Nestor of Gaza (died c. 362), early Christian martyr
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)
Nestor the Chronicler (c.1056–c.1114), reputed author of the earliest East Slavic chronicle
Néstor Botero (1919-1996), Colombian journalist, writer and merchant
Nestor Carbonell (born 1967), American actor
Nestor Cortés Jr. (born 1994), Cuban-American professional baseball player
Nestor de Almeida (1907–1992), Brazilian football goalkeeper
Nestor Forster (1963–), Brazilian diplomat
Néstor García (disambiguation) , multiple people
Nestor Ignat (1918–2016), Romanian journalist and writer
Nestory Irankunda (born 2006), also known as Nestor, Australian professional football player
Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), Former President of Argentina
Nestor Kukolnik (1809–1868), Russian writer
Nestor Lakoba (1893–1936), Bolshevik leader in
Abkhazia
Nestor Makhno (1888–1934), 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
Néstor Rego (born 1962), Galician politician
Nestor Roqueplan (1805–1870), French writer
Nestor Serrano (born 1955), American actor
Nestor J. Zaluzec (born 1952), American scientist
Fictional characters
Nestor, a group consciousness in the 1980 movie
Battle Beyond the Stars
Nestor, the donkey character in 1977 Japanese-American animated television Christmas special
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Nestor, in the 2007 animated television series
Shorty McShorts' Shorts
Nestor, in the 2011 animated television series
Scaredy Squirrel
Néstor, a penguin in the 2006 film
Happy Feet
Nestor , a fictional butler character in the
Tintin book series
Nestor 10, the NS-series robot in the series of short-stories
I, Robot , by Isaac Asimov
Nestor Burma , created by French crime novelist Léo Malet
Nestor Cunningham, a minor protagonist in the 1990 film
Tremors
Nestor Willow, husband of Clarice Willow, in the 2010 TV series
Caprica
Prince Nestor, in the animated television series 2008
World of Quest
See also
References