Lester

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English

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Lester

Etymology

As an English surname, from the placename Leicester.
Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”).
As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister.
Also as an English surname, variant of Laster.
As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛstɚ/
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)
Homophone: Leicester

Proper noun

Lester (countable and uncountable, plural Lesters)

A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
A number of places in the United States:
1. A town in Limestone County, Alabama.
2. An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.
3. A minor city in Lyon County, Iowa.
4. A township in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
5. An unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
6. A ghost town in King County, Washington.
7. A town in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Anagrams

Elster, Ertels, streel, relets, Selter, re-lets, Ertles

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Etymology

From English Lester.

Proper noun

Lester

a male given name from English

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