Nestor

Nestor is a Greek name associated with returning or coming home. In Homer’s Iliad, Nestor is the elderly king of Pylos who advises the Greek forces. His reputation for experience and counsel gives the name an association with wisdom, although “wise” is not its literal translation.

The name also passed into later naming traditions through early saints, so its history is not limited to mythology. Spanish Néstor and Italian Nestore illustrate related language forms. Its resemblance to Lester or Hester is only a matter of sound, not a shared origin. The connection between homecoming and the older adviser’s place in epic literature gives Nestor a more specific story than the general label “traveler.”