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Hestia - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hestia

[ 3 syll. hes-tia, he-st-ia ] The girl name Hestia is pronounced as HHEHSTiyah KEY. Hestia is primarily used in Greek and it is also of Greek origin. Derived literally from the word 'hestia' with the meaning hearth. The name was borne in Greek mythology by the goddess of the hearth; her Roman equivalent was Vesta. See also the related form, the English Vesta.

Hestia is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Hestia is the Hebrew name Hagit.

KEY: English pronunciation for Hestia: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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