See also: nest, NEST, nést, and n'est

English

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Alternative forms

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  • (Welsh surname): Nist

Etymology

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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

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Nest (plural Nests)

  1. A surname from German or Welsh.

Statistics

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  • 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.

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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

  1. nest
  2. (colloquial) small village

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Nest m

  1. plural of Naast

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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One variant name of the daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Nest f (not mutable)

  1. a female given name

Mutation

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

References

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Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 16

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