Nestor (given name)

Nestor is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" [neomai] - "go back", and "νόστος" [nostos] - "one who returns from travels".

Another theory makes derivation from Hebrew by combination of "נֵס" [nes] - "miracle", and "תּוֹרָה" [tora] - Torah. It is a well used phrase in religious text of Jewish tradition.

People with the name

• Nestor of Laranda (2nd–3rd century), Greek poet
• Nestor of Magydos or Saint Nestor, Christian saint (died 250)
• Nestor of Thessaloniki, another saint (died c. 300)
• Nestorius (c.386–c.451), Patriarch of Constantinople, 428–431
• Nestor the Chronicler (c.1056–c.1114), reputed author of the earliest East Slavic chronicle
• Nestor Carbonell (born 1967), American actor
• Néstor García (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nestor Gianaclis, 19th century founder of the Egyptian cigarette industry
• Néstor Kirchner (1950–2010), Former President of Argentina
• Nestor Kukolnik (1809–1868), Russian writer
• Nestor Lakoba (1893–1936), Bolshevik leader in Abkhazia
• Nestor Makhno (1888–1936), 20th-century Ukrainian anarcho-communist
• Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre (1887–1938), Spanish painter from the Canary Islands
• Nestor Mendez (born 1971), Belizean politician and diplomat
• Néstor Ortigoza (born 1984), Paraguayan footballer
• Néstor Pitana (born 1975), Argentine football referee and former actor
• Nestor Serrano (born 1955), American actor
• Nestor Roqueplan (1805–1870), French writer
• Nestor J. Zaluzec (born 1952), American scientist
• Nestor, a fictional character in the Tintin book series

See also

• Nestor (surname)

References

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