Gest

From the German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”).

Gest (plural Gests)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gest is the 32632^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Gest is most common among White (86.08%) individuals.

• Gets, gets, steg, tegs

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛst/
• Hyphenation: Gest

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Gest m (strong, genitive Gests or Gestes, no plural) or
Gest f (genitive Gest, no plural)

1. (Northern Germany, dated) yeast

• “Gest” in Duden online
• “Gest” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.