Pure or messenger
Nesta is primarily a Welsh diminutive of Agnes, meaning 'pure' or 'chaste.' In other contexts, particularly within Rastafarian culture, it is associated with Bob Marley's middle name, derived from a variation of the name Nestor, meaning 'messenger' or 'one who returns from a journey.'
Less common today
Nesta isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,891 in 2014.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Reggae icon professionally known as Bob Marley
A primary character in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series · A Court of Thorns and Roses
English controversial historian and author
Jamaican sprinter and Olympic gold medalist
