Entry № 1337 · Welsh origin

Nest Nest — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Welsh

Meaning

"Medieval Welsh princess"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Welsh)

The meaning

A name that means "medieval welsh princess".

Nest is the medieval Welsh form of Agnes — meaning "pure." Princess Nest ferch Rhys (c. 1085-1136), called the "Helen of Wales," was the famously beautiful daughter of the last king of Deheubarth — through her descendants run the FitzGerald dynasty and many Welsh-Norman royal lines.

Nest is rare but iconic in Welsh history.

The Helen of Wales. The medieval Welsh princess.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Nest

Transliteration: Nest
Pronunciation: / nɛst /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Nest stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Nest · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Nests before her.

Real people

Princess Nest ferch Rhys

The Helen of Wales.

c. 1085 – 1136

In fiction

Nesta Archeron

Heroine of A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Sarah J. Maas

Names connected to Nest.

Numerology

The number behind Nest.

The Pioneer

Nest reduces to one — the number of Welsh Helen.

Parents on Nest

Why families chose this name.

"The Helen of Wales. Four letters. Nest."

Megan · Mother of one · Cardiff