Nestor facts for kids

Nestor may refer to:

• Nestor (mythology), King of Pylos in Greek mythology

Arts and entertainment

• "Nestor" (Ulysses episode) an episode in James Joyce's novel Ulysses
• Nestor Studios, first-ever motion picture studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles
• Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, a Christmas television program

Geography

• Nestor, San Diego, a neighborhood of San Diego, California
• Mount Nestor (Antarctica), in the Achaean Range of Antarctica
• Mount Nestor (Alberta), a mountain in Alberta, Canada

People

• Nestor (surname), anglicised form of Mac an Adhastair, an Irish family
• Nestor (given name), a name of Greek origin, from Greek mythology

Science and technology

• Nestor (genus), a genus of parrots
• NESTOR Project, an international scientific collaboration for the deployment of a neutrino telescope
• NESTOR (encryption), a family of voice encryption devices used by the United States during the Vietnam War era
• 659 Nestor, an asteroid

Ships

• HMS Nestor, three ships of the Royal Navy
  • HMAS Nestor (G02), a Second World War Royal Australian Navy destroyer which remained the property of the British Royal Navy
• SS Nestor, a number of ships of this name
• MV Nestor, an LNG carrier
• Nestor (sternwheeler), a steamboat that operated in Oregon and Washington State

Other uses

• Nestor (solitaire), a card game
• Tropical Storm Nestor
• Typhoon Nestor (1997)
• A West Cornwall Railway steam locomotive

See also

In Spanish: Néstor para niños

• Dniester, a river in Eastern Europe
• Nester (disambiguation)
• Nestori, a given name
• Nestorianism, a Christian theological doctrine condemned as heretical at the Council of Ephesus in 431
• Nestorius, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople 428–431