Pesta: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Pesta – Meaning: the plague – Origin: Norwegian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: PES-tuh


Pesta is a Norwegian girl's name meaning “the plague”. It appears in our list of Spellbound Baby Names for Witchy Parents.

Meaning & Origin of Pesta

Meaning: The plague.

Origin: Norwegian.

How to Pronounce Pesta

Phonetic: PES-tuh   IPA: /ˈpɛstɑ/

Popularity of Pesta

Pesta doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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