Esfir name - Meaning of Esfir
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- Russian, Persian, Russian
- Pronounced
- YEHS-feer
- Esfir Meaning
- Variant transcription of Yesfir. Esfir is a variant of Yesfir, itself a Russian form of Esther. Esther most likely originates in Persian language and means "star-like". Some sources also suggest its derivation from Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of love. Esther has been one of the most popular feminine given names in the United States for a long time, especially in Jewish families. In the Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen and heroine of the Book of Esther.
Esfir Related Names
Other Languages: Esther (Biblical), Esther (Biblical Greek), 'Ester (Biblical Hebrew), Esther, Hester (Biblical Latin), Ester (Czech), Ester (Danish), Esther (Dutch), Esther, Hester, Essie, Esta, Hettie (English), Ester, Esteri, Essi (Finnish), Esther (French), Eszter, Eszti (Hungarian), Esther, Estee (Jewish), Estera (Lithuanian), Ester (Norwegian), Estera (Polish), Ester (Portuguese), Estera (Slovak), Ester, Esther (Spanish), Ester (Swedish)
Esfir Celebrities
Esfir Shub - filmmaker,