Gest
See also: gest
English edit
Etymology edit
German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”).
Proper noun edit
Gest (plural Gests)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Low German, from Middle Low German gest, from Old Saxon *gest, from, from Proto-West Germanic *jestu. Compare Dutch gist, English yeast, Swedish jäst, Icelandic jöstur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gest m (strong, genitive Gests or Gestes, no plural) or
Gest f (genitive Gest, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Gest [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Declension of Gest [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Gest” in Duden online
- “Gest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.