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Lester.

A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɛstɚ/US

  1. A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.

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  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: A town in Limestone County, Alabama.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lyon County, Iowa.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Black Hawk County, Iowa.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in King County, Washington.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

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Where this word comes from

* 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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