32%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage French Pronounced Pron. MAW-DEHS-TEEN [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links French diminutive of Modestus. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Masculine FormModesteOther Languages & CulturesModesta(Late Roman) Modesta(Spanish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #417 in 1903 France Categories diminutives, ends in -ine, feminine forms, virtues