Modesty \m(o)-des-ty, mod(e)-sty\ as a girl's name is pronounced MAH-dess-tee. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Modesty is "modest, without conceit". A virtue name that the Romans used in the form of Modesta.

Modesty has 4 variant forms: Modesta, Modestia, Modestina and Modestine.