52%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Late Roman Meaning & History Means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin. This was the name of several saints. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Feminine FormModestaOther Languages & CulturesModeste(French) Modesto(Italian) Modestas(Lithuanian) Modesto(Portuguese) Modest(Russian) Modesto(Spanish) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories Latin words, Orthodox saints, politics, saints, virtues