lester
/ˈlɛstɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname from Old English derived from the English place name Leicester.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
* 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.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, Lestra, Laxtra
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɛstɚ/