Lester
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈlɛstɚ//
A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
proper noun
- 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.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Limestone County, Alabama.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lyon County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in King County, Washington.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
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.
Forms
- plural
- Lesters
Lester · A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
let · To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually…lethal · Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.letter · A symbol in an alphabet.