Gender: Masculine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “homecoming.”
(NES-ter)

In Homer’s the Iliad, the name is borne by the wise and advisory king of Pylos. It was also borne by a few early Christian saints.

Other forms of the name include:

• Nestor Νεστωρ Нестор (Bulgarian/English/French/German/Greek/Polish/Russian)
• Nèstor (Catalan)
• Nestór (Czech)
• Néstor (Galician/Portuguese/Spanish)
• Nestore (Italian)
• Nestoras (Lithuanian)

Designated name-days are:  February 26 (France/Poland), September 8 (Poland), October  27 (Bulgaria/Greece), November 9 (Poland).