Given name & surname

Nestori

“returner, homecomer”

Nestori is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “returner, homecomer.” It is used in Italian and Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nestori means “returner, homecomer.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Nestori comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Finnish usage, Nestori developed from Νέστωρ.

Nestori’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Nestori developed from the Ancient Greek form Νέστωρ. In Finnish usage, Nestori has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nestor. In Greek usage, Nestori as a surname is a transliteration of Νέστωρη.

Walk Nestori’s family in the name graph

NestoriNestoríΝεστορήΝέστωρηΝεστόρηNestorΝέστωρ

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 4

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Nestori

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Ancient Greek

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“victory” · “people”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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