Overview
Esther comes from Persian and is used as a girl's name. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Star”. It travels well — written natively in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and Japanese, and more. People who share the name include Esther Duflo and Esther Williams.
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Meaning
Star
Origin
Hebrew
The story
The Persian queen who saved her people; her name is linked to the myrtle 'hadassah' and to the morning star.
Popularity
Loved in Israel.
Famous people named Esther
Esther in other languages
- Hebrewאסתר
- Arabicإستر
- RussianЭстер
- Japaneseエスター
- Chinese埃丝特
Numerology
3
The name Esther carries numerology number 3. (For entertainment.)