Heister
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A last name that comes from Germany
- proper noun
- /ˈhaɪstər/
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Heister
- Why not Heister or Baker?
Examples
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Why not Heister or Baker?
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This time it's a Hessian, one of the mercenary forces serving the British under De Heister in front of the Flatbush Pass.
Fiction book (1993) -
De Heister's Hessian could simply have deserted, changing sides in midwar.
Fiction book (1993) -
I met Jeff Heister at the conference last week.
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Many people in our town recognize the name Heister from the local history books.
Surface Forms
Heister main
Etymology
Heister is a family name from German. It comes from an old German word meaning 'sapling' or 'young tree', so a Heister likely was someone who lived near young trees or worked with wood, which helps explain the name today.
