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Lesta
How to Pronounce Lesta
Pronounced LES-tah /หlษs.tษ/Medium
Meaning: Lesta is best explained as a feminine form of the surname-name Lester (from the English city of Leicester) or as a variant of Leta (from the Latin laeta, 'glad'); its exact route is uncertain.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lesta most plausibly began as a feminine of Lester, the surname-name from Leicester, or as a spin on Leta. The route is uncertain, which we note; it belongs to the early twentieth century.
Lesta was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1938, and it disappeared from records by the late nineteen-sixties. It reads today as a distinctly antique name.
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What does the name Lesta mean?
It is likely a feminine form of Lester or a variant of Leta; the exact origin is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Lesta?
It is said LES-tah /หlษs.tษ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Lesta a boy or girl name?
Lesta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lesta?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-thirties.