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♂ Festus
What does Festus mean?
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(male)
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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)
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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