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Nesta - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nesta

[ 2 syll. nes-ta, ne-sta ] The girl name Nesta is pronounced NEHSTah KEY. Nesta is of Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in the English and Welsh languages. Nesta is a pet form of Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian).

Nesta is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Nesta include Najat (Arabic), Nast'a (Czech), Nastya (Russian), Nadjeschda (German and Russian), Nagida, Najdia (German), Nakita (English), Nashota, Nest (Welsh), Nickita (English), and Nikita (English, French, and Russian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Nesta: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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