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Modesty

MAHD-uh-stee

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Latin 'modestus' (moderate/modest). A virtue name with Puritan roots that conveys humility, grace, and understated elegance.”

Popularity Over Time

Modesty US popularity rank over timeRank 14178 in 1992 to rank 4410 in 1995. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#4410#9294#141781960198020002024

Modesty is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

ModdyEstyyModdy

Style

ClassicVintageElegantStrongTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Modesty Blaise (fictional spy)
  • various literary characters

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

From Latin 'modestus' (moderate/modest). A virtue name with Puritan roots that conveys humility, grace, and understated elegance.

Modesty is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Modesty include Moddy, Estyy, Moddy.

Names that pair beautifully with Modesty include Temperance, Constance, Cordelia, Beatrix, Lavinia.