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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Nickname for a stranger or newcomer to a community, from Middle English g(h)est meaning "guest", "visitor" (from Old Norse gestr, absorbing the cognate Old English giest).
Added 1/4/2016 by lilolaf