Nest

See also: nest, NEST, nést, and n'est

English

Alternative forms

• (Welsh surname): Nist

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• Welsh metronymic surname, from a diminutive of the personal name Agnes.
• Borrowed from German Nest (“nest”), probably a topographic surname.

Proper noun

Nest (plural Nests)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nest is the 58042^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 350 individuals. Nest is most common among White (79.14%) and Black/African American (11.43%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nest”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 660.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German nest, from Old High German nest, from Proto-West Germanic *nest, from Proto-Germanic *nestą, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛst/

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• Rhymes: -ɛst
• Homophone: nässt

Noun

Nest n (strong, genitive Nestes or Nests, plural Nester)

1. nest
2. (colloquial) small village

Declension

Declension of Nest [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nest	die	Nester
genitive	eines	des	Nestes, Nests	der	Nester
dative	einem	dem	Nest, Neste1	den	Nestern
accusative	ein	das	Nest	die	Nester

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading

• “Nest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Nest” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neʃt/

Noun

Nest m

1. plural of Naast