Festus

Where Festus comes from

From fēstus (“joyful, merry”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Festus
  • Latin
Along the way
  1. 1883
    Debut at its peak, #677
    #677 among boys with 8 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1886
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1939
    Festus Mogae born
    President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008
  4. 1989
    Festus Ezeli born
    Nigerian basketball player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin, originally a Roman cognomen.
Namesakes
  • Festus Mogae · President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, 1939–2026
  • Festus Ezeli · Nigerian basketball player, born 1989
  • Festus Onigbinde · Nigerian football manager, 1938–2026
  • Festus Agu · Nigeria footballer, born 1975
  • Festus Keyamo · Nigerian lawyer, critic, columnist and human rights activist, born 1970

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.