71%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. WEHS-ta(Latin) VEHS-tə(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links 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. PopularityDetails Last ranked #917 in 1942 United States Name DaysName Days? Estonia: October 17 Categories Animal Crossing characters, asteroids, currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -ta, fire, goddesses, isograms, jazz, pop music, pop singers, RB singers, Sailor Moon characters