Nest

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See also: nest, NEST, nést, and n'est

English

Alternative forms

  • (Welsh surname): Nist

Etymology

Two possible origins:

  • Welsh metronymic surname, from a diminutive of the personal name Agnes.
  • Borrowed from German Nest (“nest”), probably a topographic surname.

Proper noun

Nest (plural Nests)

  1. A surname from German or Welsh.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Nest is the 58042nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 350 individuals. Nest is most common among White (79.14%) and Black/African American (11.43%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nest, from Old High German nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

Noun

Nest n (strong, genitive Nestes or Nests, plural Nester)

  1. nest
  2. (colloquial) small village

Declension

Declension of Nest
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Nest die Nester
genitive eines des Nestes, Nests der Nester
dative einem dem Nest, Neste1 den Nestern
accusative ein das Nest die Nester

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “Nest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Nest” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Nest m

  1. plural of Naast

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

One variant name of the daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nest f (not mutable)

  1. a female given name

Mutation

Mutated forms of Nest
radical soft nasal aspirate
Nest unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 16

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