Nestor

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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. Nes-tour
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Other Forms FormsNester
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Meaning & History

Transferred use of given name NESTOR

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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Irish
Pronounced Pron. NES-tər
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Meaning & History

Derived from the surname Mac Girr an Adhastair (sometimes shortened to Mac an Aghastair), meaning "Short man of the halter." The Mac Girr an Adhastair were associated with the local lords, the Ó Lochlainn family.