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From the Hebrew name אֶסְתֵר (ʾEsṯer), which possibly signifies "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. The king's advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai, Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead. 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 [1].
Related Names
| Variants |
(Swedish):
Ester (Biblical Latin): Hester |
| Diminutives |
(English):
Essie, Esta (Jewish): Estee |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Biblical Hebrew):
'Ester (Portuguese): Ester (Finnish): Esteri, Essi (Hebrew): Esti 2 (Hungarian): Eszter, Eszti (Latvian): Estere (Slovak): Estera (Russian): Yesfir, Esfir |
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| Name | Years | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Esther | f | Biblical Characters |
| Esther "Grandma" Walton | 1972 | Fictional Characters from Movies, Fictional Characters from Television |
| Esther Bendahan | 1964- | Notable Writers |
| Esther Duflo | 1972- | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Philosophers and Thinkers |
| Esther Mahlangu | 1935- | Notable Artists |
| Esther Ouwehand | 1976- | Notable Politicians and Statespeople |
| Esther Summerson | 1852 | Fictional Characters from Books |