Lester

See also: lester

English

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)

1. A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
3. 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

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Lester.

Proper noun

Lester

1. a male given name from English