Meaning and history
Festus is a Roman cognomen that may mean “festival” or “holiday” in Latin. It was borne by a Roman official in the New Testament and is now most commonly used in English-speaking Africa.
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Festus moved from #716 to #987 for boys between 1884 and 1885. Its highest annual birth count came in 1883, with 8 births.