Nestor, or Néstor, is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

origin. In

Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...

it comes from that of Nestor, the son of

Neleus Neleus (; ) was a mythological king of Pylos. In some accounts, he was also counted as an Argonaut instead of his son, Nestor. Family Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro, and brother of Pelias. According to Pausanias, Neleus was the son o ...

, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of , and . The name is also found in Russia, Portugal, and France, with variants in Finland (

Nestori Nestori is the given name of the following people: * Nestori Aronen (1876–1954), Finnish politician * Nestori Järvelä (1893–1951), Finnish middle-distance runner * Nestori Kaasalainen (1915–2016), Finnish politician * Nestori Lähde (born 1 ...

), Italy (Nestore), and Spain (Néstor).

People with the name

* Nestor of Gaza (died 362), early Christian martyr *

Nestor of Laranda Lucius Septimius Nestor () also known as Nestor of Karaman, Laranda (Νέστωρ Λαρανδεύς), was a Greek poet who lived during the late-second and early-third centuries AD. According to Strabo and Stephanus Byzantinus he was from the La ...

(2nd–3rd centuries), Greek poet * Nestor of Magydos or Saint Nestor, Christian saint (died 250) *

Nestor of Thessaloniki Nestor of Thessalonica (Greek: Νέστωρ της Θεσσαλονίκης) is a saint and wrestler known for having been the companion of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica (October 26). St. Nestor's feast day is celebrated on October 27. Biogra ...

, another saint (died c. 300) *

Nestor the Chronicler Nestor the Chronicler or Nestor the Hagiographer (; 1056 – 1114) was a monk from the Kievan Rus who is known to have written two saints' lives: the ''Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves'' and the ''Account about the Life an ...

(c. 1056 – c. 1114), reputed author of the earliest East Slavic chronicle * Néstor Botero (1919-1996), Colombian journalist, writer and merchant *

Nestor Carbonell Nestor may refer to: * Nestor (mythology), King of Pylos in Greek mythology Arts and entertainment * "Nestor" (''Ulysses'' episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel ''Ulysses'' * Nestor Studios, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, L ...

(born 1967), American actor * Nestor Cortés Jr. (born 1994), Cuban-American professional baseball player * Nestor de Almeida (1907–1992), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Nestor Forster (1963–), Brazilian diplomat * Néstor García (disambiguation), multiple people *

Nestor Ignat Nestor Ignat Filotti (2 March 1918 – 29 August 2016) was a Romanian journalist, writer and graphic artist. He was best known for his strong support for Marxist-Leninist ideology in culture. Journalist Born in Iași in 1918, Ignat graduat ...

(1918–2016), Romanian journalist and writer *

Nestory Irankunda Nestory "Nestor" Irankunda Muza (born 9 February 2006) is a professional association football, soccer player who plays as a winger (association football), winger for Regionalliga Bayern club FC Bayern Munich II, Bayern Munich II. Born in Tanza ...

(born 2006), also known as Nestor, Australian professional football player *

Néstor Kirchner Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (; 25 February 195027 October 2010) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Governor of Sa ...

(1950–2010), Former President of Argentina *

Nestor Kukolnik Nestor Vasilievich Kukolnik () (1809–1868) was a Russian playwright and prose writer of Carpatho-Rusyn origin. Immensely popular during the early part of his career, his works were subsequently dismissed as sententious and sentimental. Today, he ...

(1809–1868), Russian writer *

Nestor Lakoba Nestor Apollonovich Lakoba, ''Nest’or Ap’olonis Dze Lak’oba'' (1 May 189328 December 1936) was an Abkhaz communist leader. Lakoba helped establish Bolshevik power in Abkhazia in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, and served as the ...

(1893–1936), Bolshevik leader in

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

Nestor Makhno Nestor Ivanovych Makhno (, ; 7 November 1888 – 25 July 1934), also known as Bat'ko Makhno ( , ), was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Ukrainian War o ...

(1888–1934), 20th-century Ukrainian anarcho-communist *

Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre, generally known simply as Néstor (4 May 1887, Las Palmas – 6 February 1938, Las Palmas) was a Canarian painter and theatrical designer who worked in the Symbolist and Art Deco styles. Biography He b ...

(1887–1938), Spanish painter from the Canary Islands *

Nestor Mendez Nestor Mendez (born 21 January 1971) is a Belizean diplomat and politician. He is currently the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States. Biography Nestor Mendez was elected as the ninth Assistant Secretary General o ...

(born 1971), Belizean politician and diplomat *

Néstor Ortigoza Néstor Ezequiel "Johnny" Ortigoza (; born 7 October 1984) is a former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Born in Argentina, he played for the Paraguay national team. Club career Ortigoza started ...

(born 1984), Paraguayan footballer *

Néstor Pitana Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine former Referee (association football), football referee who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FI ...

(born 1975), Argentine football referee and former actor *

Néstor Rego Néstor Rego Candamil (born 2 April 1962) is a Galicians, Galician teacher, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He is leader of the Galician People's Union. Early life Rego was born on 2 April 1962 in O Vicedo, Galicia ...

(born 1962), Galician politician *

Nestor Roqueplan Louis-Victor-Nestor Roqueplan lso sometimes spelled Rocoplan(16 September 1805 – 24 April 1870) was a French writer, journalist, and theatre director. Early life and career Nestor Roqueplan was born near Montréal, Aude, and was th ...

(1805–1870), French writer *

Nestor Serrano Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Navi Araz in the fourth season of ''24 (TV series), 24''. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax series ''Bans ...

(born 1955), American actor * Nestor J. Zaluzec (born 1952), American scientist

Fictional characters

* Nestor, a group consciousness in the 1980 movie ''

Battle Beyond the Stars ''Battle Beyond the Stars'' is a 1980 American space opera film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel. Inspire ...

'' * Nestor, the donkey character in 1977 Japanese-American animated television Christmas special '' Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey'' * Nestor, in the 2007 animated television series ''

Shorty McShorts' Shorts ''Shorty McShorts' Shorts'' is an American animated anthology short series, which consisted of 4-/5-minute shorts. It aired from July 28, 2006, to May 25, 2007. Summary Initially conceived as a short pilot program for Disney TV Animation, prod ...

'' * Nestor, in the 2011 animated television series '' Scaredy Squirrel'' * Néstor, a penguin in the 2006 film ''

Happy Feet ''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 animated jukebox musical comedy film directed and produced by George Miller and written by Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hug ...

'' * Nestor, a butler and reoccurring character in the ''Tintin'' franchise * Nestor 10, the NS-series robot in the series of short-stories ''

I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines '' Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' between 1940 and 1950 ...

'', by Isaac Asimov *

Nestor Burma Nestor Burma is a fictional character created by French crime novelist Léo Malet. Overview In the Burma series, one can isolate a subset of novels each set in a different quarter (arrondissement) of Paris which Malet dubbed the "New Mysteries o ...

, created by French crime novelist Léo Malet * Nestor Cunningham, a minor protagonist in the 1990 film '' Tremors'' * Nestor Willow, husband of Clarice Willow, in the 2010 TV series ''

Caprica ''Caprica'' is a 2010 American science fiction drama television series, which is a prequel spin-off of the 2004–2009 series ''Battlestar Galactica''. ''Caprica'' is set 58 years before the main series, and shows how humanity first created the ...

'' * Prince Nestor, in the animated television series 2008 ''

World of Quest ''World of Quest'' is a science fiction comedy animated television series based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Jason T. Kruse. The series was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment, in association with Teletoon and Kids' WB!. It ...

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