English

Lester

Lester comes from Old French Lestra, and goes back to Medieval Latin Laxtra.

Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Laxtra
Old Frenchc. 842–1400Lestra
EnglishtodayLester

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Laxtra
Old Frenchc. 842–1400Lestra
EnglishtodayLester

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *eksteros

stranger, 1 more

through Medieval Latin exter ‘exterior’

strange, external, exterior, 2 more

Today it means

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

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Medieval Latin Laxtra / Lester

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