Name: Esther
Gender: Female
Usage: Esther, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Esther are in general originating from Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Esther across the world, see Estelle.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Esther is: Star.
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Numerology of the first name Esther: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Esther is ranked on the 583rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 995900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.014% of the population. The name Esther has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Esther for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Esther is 11 May.
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History and Origin
Esther is a feminine given name. It may derive from the Old Persian stāra (NPer. ستاره - setāra, meaning "star") or - more likely - from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love, Ištar (cf. Mordecai <--> Marduk). It was adopted as an English name in the 17th Century. The Biblical Queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word ḥadaṣah ("myrtle").
The name was the sixth most popular name that white mothers gave to baby girls born in New York City in 2006. It has remained a popular name in some Jewish communities.
Biblical: name borne in the Bible by a Jewish captive who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus. According to the book of the Bible that bears her name, she managed, by her perception and persuasion, to save large numbers of the Jews from the evil machinations of the royal counsellor Haman. Her Hebrew name was Hadassah ‘myrtle’, and the form Esther is said to be a Persian translation of this, although others derive it from Persian stara star. It may also be a Hebrew form of the name of the Persian goddess Ishtar.
Cognates: Scandinavian and E. European: Ester. Hungarian: Eszter. Irish Gaelic: Eistir.
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26 May 2017
Esta was a jewish name....
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20 April 2016
Ishtar was a Babylonian goddess not Persian.
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