At a Glance
- Meaning
- Pure, chaste (via its origin as the medieval Welsh form of Agnes, ultimately from Greek hagnē, 'pure')
- Origin
- Welsh (traditional form of Agnes)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- NEST
Nest is a Welsh (traditional form of Agnes) girl's name meaning “pure, chaste (via its origin as the medieval Welsh form of Agnes, ultimately from Greek hagnē, 'pure')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Nest
Meaning: Pure, chaste (via its origin as the medieval Welsh form of Agnes, ultimately from Greek hagnē, 'pure').
Origin: Welsh (traditional form of Agnes).
A common claim: Nest means 'nesting place' Actually: This plays on the English word 'nest', but the Welsh personal name is historically a diminutive of Agnes, tracing to Greek hagnē ('pure'), not to birds' nests.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Nest
NESTIPA /nɛst/
Popularity of Nest
Nest doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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