All around the world, Modeste (Modeste 
, Modest 
, Модест 
) is a common epicene first name. The given name Modeste is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common primarily male, but very seldom female name, and Tanzania, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Also, Modeste is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Modeste | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Tanzania, Cameroon, Benin |
| Modest | Cameroon, United States, Tanzania, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Модест | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| מודסט | Israel |
Modeste is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Modeste Mignon de La Bastie , the Honoré de Balzac character, La Comédie humaine.
| modeste de villeneuve-arcs FR (b. 1600) |
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modeste demers Catholic bishop (1809-1874), CA (b. 1809) |
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| modeste testas enslaved African woman (b. 1765) |
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| modeste von unruh (1781-1854) (b. 1781) |
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| modeste de sesmaisons 1783 - 5 Jan 1835 Nantes, FR (b. 1783) |
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| modeste gruau de la barre French writer (1795-1883), FR (b. 1795) |
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modeste andlauer French jesuit, missionary, martyr, Catholic saint (1847-1900), FR (b. 1847) |
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modeste goulet FR (b. 1851) |
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| modeste anquetin French clockmaker (1817-1909), FR (b. 1817) |
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| modeste carlier painter (1820-1878), BE (b. 1820) |
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| modeste magny FR (b. 1812) |
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| modeste joseph de salle Dutch artist, NL (b. 1823) |
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| modeste chambay French photographer, FR (b. 1827) |
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| modeste bise Swiss politician (1829-1907), CH (b. 1829) |
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| modeste cornil Belgian university teacher (1830-1898), BE (b. 1830) |
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