Esther name - Meaning of Esther
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Persian
- Pronounced
- ES-tər (English, Dutch) , es-TER (French)
- Esther Meaning
- Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of the king of Persia who saved the Jews of the realm from extermination. Her original Hebrew name was Hadassah. This name has been used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. In America it received a boost in popularity after the birth of Esther Cleveland (1893-1980), the daughter of president Grover Cleveland. Esther most likely originates in Old 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.
Esther Related Names
Variants: Ester (Spanish), Hester (Biblical Latin), Esthur, Estzer, Esta, Estera, Esteri
Diminutives: Essie, Esta (English), Estee (Jewish)
Other Languages: 'Ester (Biblical Hebrew), Ester (Czech), Ester (Danish), Ester, Esteri, Essi (Finnish), Eszter, Eszti (Hungarian), Estera (Lithuanian), Ester (Norwegian), Estera (Polish), Ester (Portuguese), Esfir, Yesfir (Russian), Estera (Slovak), Ester (Swedish)
Esther Celebrities
Esther Canadas - model, Esther Allison - writer, Esther Bigeou - jazz artist, Esther Croft - writer, Esther Dyson - writer, Esther Fine - writer, Esther Hart - musician, Esther Haynes - jazz artist, Esther Hunt - artist, Esther Lyons - published author, Esther Raab - writer, Esther Rolle - actress, Esther Vergeer - athlete, Esther Williams - actress, Esther Wood - writer,
