Fausto

Fausto is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Fortunate; lucky.

What Fausto means

Fortunate; lucky.

Fausto sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Fausto comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Fausto is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Fausto?

Fausto does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.

The character of Fausto

Fausto sits in our Lucky group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Lucky

Names like Fausto

These share Fausto's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Felix — Happy, fortunate, lucky.
• Felicity — Intense happiness; good fortune.
• Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
• Maddox — Son of the benefactor; fortunate.
• Onni — Happiness; luck.
• Phuc — Blessing, good fortune.
• Seojun — Auspicious and talented.
• Bahati — Luck; good fortune.
• Clover — The lucky meadow clover.
• Ottoline — Prosperous; fortunate.
• Adrian — Of the dark sea.
• August — Great, venerable, majestic.

More Latin names

• Fabian — Bean grower.
• Felicity — Intense happiness; good fortune.
• Estelle — Star.
• Felix — Happy, fortunate, lucky.
• Emily — Industrious and striving.
• Fidelis — Faithful.
• Dominic — Belonging to the Lord.
• Flavia — Golden; fair-haired.
• Domenica — Of the Lord; born on Sunday.
• Flora — Flower; goddess of spring.