Vesta

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Latin

From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”). Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Vestal Derived from Vesta
Vestad Derived from Vesta
Vestale Derived from Vesta
Vestalini Derived from Vesta
Acheron Latin origin
Achilles Latin origin
Adrian Latin origin
Adriana Latin origin
Adrianna Latin origin
Alban Latin origin

Popularity by Country

Vesta

Rank #100663

Frequency 166 people (0.06 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 89.76% Hispanic 3.01% Black 4.82%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Vesta

Rank #162664

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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