- the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- the second largest and by far the brightest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1807 and located in the asteroid belt.
- a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.
- a female given name.
- a short friction match, usually of wood
- the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins
- the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles)
