The story behind Lester
Borrowed from English Lester.
Pronunciation
Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ˈlesteɾ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ˈlɛs.t̪ɛɾ]
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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Arthur
From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”). Other suggestions include Old Welsh…
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Artur
Borrowed from English Arthur, from the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Welsh arth, from Proto-Celtic *artos.
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Casper
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Dexter
Unadapted borrowing from English Dexter. Doublet of destro.
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Edgar
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Middle Names for Lester
Abigail
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Adamu
Borrowed from English Adam.
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
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Agnes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez.…
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Sibling Names for Lester
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
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Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- shared origin connection
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length