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Nest
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nest NEST nést n'est
English
Alternative forms
Welsh surname en Nist
Etymology
Two possible origins:
en cy - metronymic surname, from a diminutive of the personal name en Agnes.
Borrowed from en de Nest nest, probably a topographic surname.
Proper noun
s
en German,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
en enst Ents NETs Sten ents snet tens TENS nets sent. sent ENTs
German
Etymology
From de gmh nest, from de goh nest, from de gmw-pro *nest, from de gem-pro *nestą, from de ine-pro *nisdós.
Pronunciation
de /nɛst/
de De-Nest.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Nest.ogg Austria
de ɛst 1
de nässt
Noun
n,(e)s,er
nest
de colloquial small village
Declension
n,(e)s,er
Hyponyms
de Adlernest Spatzennest Taubennest Vogelnest
de Bienennest Hornissennest Hummelnest Mäusenest Rattennest Schlangennest Wespennest
de Liebesnest Glutnest Piratennest Provinznest Verbrechernest Widerstandsnest
Further reading
de Animal dwellings
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
hrx noun form
hrx Naast
Welsh
Alternative forms
cy Anes Annes Anest Annest
Etymology
One variant name of the daughter of Gruffudd ap Cynan.
Pronunciation
cy /ˈnɛst/
Proper noun
f
cy female
Mutation
References
en,cy Heini Gruffudd https://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation/honoraryawards/honoraryawardsarchive/honoraryawards2013/heinigruffudd/ Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Enwau_Cymraeg_i_blant/vuWhRAAACAAJ?hl=en Y Lolfa 2010 16 9781847712196