Modestus
Modestus is a male name.
Origin and meaning
In Latin, the humble .
name day
- February 5th ( Modestus of Carinthia )
- February 12th ( Modestus of Sardinia )
- February 25th ( Modestus von Trier )
- June 15 ( Modestus of Lucania )
variants
- Modest
- Modestas , Lithuanian
- Mudest, Romansh
Name bearer
- Domitius Modestus († before 390), Roman lawyer, Praetorian prefect and consul of the year 372
- Publius Aelius Modestus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Quintus Aiacius Modestus Crescentianus , Roman consul 228
- Quintus Petronius Modestus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Titus Flavius Modestus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Modestus of Lucania († 304), saint and martyr, see Modestus (martyrs)
- Modestus of Jerusalem , Patriarch of Jerusalem (614 / 630–634)
- Modestus von Kärnten († around 772), holy missionary bishop in Carinthia
- Modest Iwanowitsch Bogdanowitsch (1805–1882), Russian lieutenant general and military writer
- Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgsky (1839–1881), Russian composer
- Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850–1916), Russian playwright, librettist and translator
- Paulus Modestus Schücking (called Modestus ; 1787–1867), German judge, bailiff, philosopher and man of letters