영어권 국가에서 흔히 사용되는 남자 이름 또는 성씨로, 영국의 도시 레스터(Leicester)에서 유래한 지명적 성격의 이름.
A traditional English surname or masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the city of Leicester.
예문:
"Lester B. Pearson was a prominent Canadian statesman and a Nobel Peace Prize winner."
"The surname Lester is often associated with families originating from the East Midlands of England."
"He named his first son Lester after his grandfather who had immigrated from Europe."
중세 영어 'lister'에서 파생된 고어적 성씨의 변형으로, 천을 염색하는 직업을 가진 사람을 지칭하던 말에서 유래함.
An archaic variant of the occupational surname 'Lister', originally denoting a person who dyes cloth.
예문:
"In some historical registers, the name Lester appears as an occupational variant for a dyer."
"The etymological roots of Lester can sometimes be traced back to the Old Norse word for dyeing."