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Festus

What does Festus mean?

Festus Pronunciation of Festus as a boys' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Festus is "steadfast". Originally a Roman name. It appears in the biblical Acts and has been used in Ireland as the English form of Fachtna and Fechin. Literary: Feste is the name of the Fool in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" (16th century).

ENDS WITH -us

ASSOCIATED WITH steadfast (faithful), roman, biblical, ireland (gaelic), literary, night (dark), 16th century

Variations

VARIANT Feste

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Festus Owen (F.O.), ..

How popular is Festus?

Festus is an uncommon first name for males. Festus is also a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Festus was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #1072 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Festus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Festus outside U.S.

Similar Names

Festus is alike in pronunciation to Faustus. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aegeus, Aengus, Aeolus, Agustus, Altus, Amatus, Artus, Beamus, Bemus, Brutus, Celsius, Celsus, Cetus, Cletus, Cleytus, Clitus, Delius, Deus, Erastus, Ernestus, Fabius, Faunus, Fawnus, Feargus, Feibush, Feliks, Felten, Feltin (see Felton), Felton, Fenris, Fenton, Fergus, Ferris, Fester, Firus, Florus, Foster, Frits, Gustus, Hermus, Jesous, Jesus, Justus, Kletus, Lexus, Modestus, Nereus, Perseus, Rasmus, Rastus, Remus, Renatus, Seamus, Seumus, Sextus, Sixtus, Theseus, Titus, Ursus, Vitus and Zeus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Festus.

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