Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. WEHS-ta(Latin) VEHS-tə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & 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.

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Estonia: October 17

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Entry updated November 20, 2020