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GirlPronounced Latin /ˈwes.ta/; English /ˈvɛs.tə/

Vesta

A name meaning "Vesta".

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Vesta is a girl name meaning "Vesta".

Pronunciation: Latin /ˈwes.ta/; English /ˈvɛs.tə/.

GenderGirl
MeaningVesta
PronunciationLatin /ˈwes.ta/; English /ˈvɛs.tə/

Meaning and history

Probably a Roman cognate of Hestia. Vesta was the Roman goddess of the hearth. A continuous fire, tended by the Vestal Virgins, was burned in the Temple of Vesta in Rome.

Notes and context

Usage: roman mythology