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Lester

//ˈlɛstɚ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Limestone County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Lyon County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Black Hawk County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in King County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Raleigh County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable

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.

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