Surname

Nist

Nist is a surname from Welsh.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nist is a form of Nest. Nest comes from Welsh, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nist’s family of names

In English usage, Nist as a surname has a related form in Nest.

Walk Nist’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Nist, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Welsh

Nyfain

“a pious woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Nia

“a lustrous woman” · “one with a purpose”

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>99% girls

Welsh

Wyss

“one who is fair”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh

Braith

“a freckled young woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Welsh

Ior

“an attractive man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Welsh

Iau

Iau is used as a form of Zeus.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Welsh · Literary

Esyllt

“a woman known for her beauty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Welsh

Illtyd

“the land of the populas”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Nist’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.