Festus
[ˈfɛstəs]Meaning
Roman cognomen; Latin fēstus means "joyful, merry"
Background Story
Festus is a Roman cognomen, with the possible sense of "festival, holiday" in Latin; the Latin word fēstus itself means "joyful, merry". The name is also recorded in Biblical Greek, and is at present most commonly used in English-speaking Africa. It was the name of a Roman official in the New Testament.
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