Word Origin and History for festus

Festus

male proper name, from Latin, literally "solemn, joyous, festive" (see feast).

Agrippa said to Festus, "I should like to hear the man myself."
The Children's Bible
Henry A. Sherman
There is no doubt that the line is from Ennius; it is also quoted as his in Festus, p. 355.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People
W. Warde Fowler
Then, unhappily, Festus--who was a just and good governor--died, and Albinus succeeded him.
For the Temple
G. A. Henty
You see now, most noble Festus, the reason of my journey hitherwards.
The Disowned, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Festus: We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
James Champlin Fernald