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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Quest.
Proper noun
Quest (plural Quests)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Quest is the 35582nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 632 individuals. Quest is most common among White (78.8%) and Black/African American (14.4%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Old French queste, from Latin quaesīta.
Pronunciation
Noun
Quest f (genitive Quest, plural Quests)
- (literature) quest
- (video games) quest
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