Hestia - Meaning of Hestia

What does Hestia mean?

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Hestia

[ 2 syll. hes-tia, he-st-ia ] The baby girl name Hestia is pronounced as HH-S-Tiy-aa- †. Hestia is primarily used in Greek and it is of Old Greek origin. It is 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.

The names Hestea, Hesteah, Hesti, Hestiah, Hestya, and Hestyah are forms of Hestia.

See also the related categories, greek, roman, and goddess.

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

Baby names that sound like Hestia include Haggith, Haggithe, Haggyth, Haggythe, Hagit, Hagith, Hagithe, Hagyth, Hagythe, Hasti, Heget, Hekate, Heket, Heqet, Hesti, Hiat, Hiate, Hiatt, Hiatte, and Hiseut.

† English pronunciation for Hestia: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"