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See also: gest
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”).
Proper noun
[edit]Gest (plural Gests)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Low German, from Middle Low German gest, from Old Saxon *gest, from, from Proto-West Germanic *jestu. Compare Dutch gist, English yeast, Swedish jäst, Icelandic jöstur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gest m (strong, genitive Gests or Gestes, no plural) or
Gest f (genitive Gest, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gest [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Declension of Gest [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Gest” in Duden online
- “Gest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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