Festa
See also: festa
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Festa (plural Festas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Festa is the 11925th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2626 individuals. Festa is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Probably from the noun festa, but also seen in Medieval compounds such as Cattafesta, Carafesta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛs.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛsta
- Hyphenation: Fè‧sta
Proper noun
Festa m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Festa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 569.