Comments for the name Faustus

Faustus, or Faust (depending on the langauge), is the name of the character of a scientist who sells his soul to the Devil in order to unveil the secrets of the world to satisfy his thirst of knowledge. Different variations of his story have been told and retold by numerous famous authors, such as Christopher Marlowe, Goethe, and Thomas Mann.

I kind of like this name. It's different. I'm not saying I would name my child this, but for a character in a book or something, it'd be nice.