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Esther (given name)

April 12, 2024

Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther.

Esther
The Biblical Queen Esther depicted in a portrait by John Everett Millais.
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew/Jewish
Meaning"Star"
Other names
Related namesEstee, Estella, Estelle, Esti, Estrella, Hadassah, Hester, Stella

According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה‎ Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia. The three letter root of Esther in Hebrew is s-t-r (סתר‎), "hide, conceal". The passive infinitive is (לְהִסָּ֫תֶר‎), "to be hidden".[1]

The name can be derived from the Old Persian stāra (NPer. ستاره setāra, meaning "star") although some scholars identify Esther with the name of the Babylonian goddess of love Ishtar, given its association with the planet Venus (in its role as the Morning Star and the Evening star; see also the Star of Ishtar).[2]

History of usage edit

Esther first occurs as a given name in Europe and the British Isles at the time of the Reformation prior to which the occurrence of Biblical names – unless borne by saints – was unusual.[3] The modified form, Hester, has seemingly co-existed with the original Esther throughout the name's usage in the English-speaking world, where despite a theoretic slight difference in pronunciation, Esther and Hester were long largely – perhaps totally – interchangeable, with it being routine for a woman cited as Esther in one document to be elsewhere documented as Hester. One example of this is Esther Johnson, the "Stella" of Jonathan Swift, whose baptismal record identifies her as Hester but who always signed herself Esther.[4] Similarly, Swift wrote letters to his "Vanessa": Esther Vanhomrigh, in which Swift sometimes wrote her first name in the respective address as Esther and sometimes as Hester.[5] The interchangeable usage of Esther and Hester had essentially been phased out by 1900,[6] with Esther retaining a high usage (especially in North America), whereas the usage of Hester has shown a progressive decline.

The 9 September 1893 birth of Esther Cleveland, daughter of US president Grover Cleveland, was heavily publicized as the first birth of a presidential child in the White House; the press announcements of her name stated it meant "star". The 1891 birth of Cleveland's first daughter, also Biblically named Ruth, had caused a media sensation and boosted Ruth into the top ten of American girl's names,[7] and while the public endorsement of Esther as the choice of name for Cleveland's second daughter was more muted, Esther did reach its all-time zenith of US popularity soon after Esther Cleveland's birth, being ranked as the #27 most popular name for American girls for the year 1896.[8]

Esther has been a well-used name for Caucasian baby girls born in New York City,[9] and has remained a favored name in some Jewish communities such as those in New York. It has also increased in usage along with other Biblical names for babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic by parents seeking comfort in their religious faith.[10][11]

International variants edit

Alternate forms of Esther are:

Esther edit

Ester edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Brown, Francis (2012). The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon. Boston MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. ISBN 978-1-56563-206-6.
  2. ^ The use of Ishtar as the original name of Esther is based on the idea that an old Babylonian myth has been adapted by Judeans in which the gods of Babylon (Marduk [Mordechai] and Ishtar [Esther] fight for the control of the King against the Elamite gods of Hammambam [Hamon] and a god who is transformed into Vashti.[citation needed][1]
  3. ^ Behind the Name
  4. ^ Damrosch, Leo (2014). Jonathan Swift: his life and his world. New Haven CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300205411.
  5. ^ "Vanessa and her correspondence with Jonathan Swift". 1921.
  6. ^ Palmer, Arnold E (2015). In Their Footsteps: a 500 year genealogical odyssey. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-5144-2123-9.
  7. ^ Algeo, Matthew (2011). The President Is a Sick Man: wherein the supposedly virtuous Grover Cleveland survives a secret surgery at sea and vilifies the courageous newspaperman who dared expose the truth. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. pp. 50, 172. ISBN 978-1-56976-350-6.
  8. ^ "Home". nameplayground.com.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  11. ^ Dunn, Jancee (19 January 2021). "From 'Alma' to 'Zuri,' Parents Are Looking for Positive Baby Names: They're searching the heavens, and through family history, for strong monikers in a pandemic". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

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Esther Hebrew א ס ת ר is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther EstherThe Biblical Queen Esther depicted in a portrait by John Everett Millais GenderFemaleOriginWord nameHebrew JewishMeaning Star Other namesRelated namesEstee Estella Estelle Esti Estrella Hadassah Hester StellaAccording to the Hebrew Bible queen Esther was born with the name ה ד ס ה Hadassah Myrtle Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia The three letter root of Esther in Hebrew is s t r סתר hide conceal The passive infinitive is ל ה ס ת ר to be hidden 1 The name can be derived from the Old Persian stara NPer ستاره setara meaning star although some scholars identify Esther with the name of the Babylonian goddess of love Ishtar given its association with the planet Venus in its role as the Morning Star and the Evening star see also the Star of Ishtar 2 Contents 1 History of usage 2 International variants 3 Esther 4 Ester 5 See also 6 NotesHistory of usage editEsther first occurs as a given name in Europe and the British Isles at the time of the Reformation prior to which the occurrence of Biblical names unless borne by saints was unusual 3 The modified form Hester has seemingly co existed with the original Esther throughout the name s usage in the English speaking world where despite a theoretic slight difference in pronunciation Esther and Hester were long largely perhaps totally interchangeable with it being routine for a woman cited as Esther in one document to be elsewhere documented as Hester One example of this is Esther Johnson the Stella of Jonathan Swift whose baptismal record identifies her as Hester but who always signed herself Esther 4 Similarly Swift wrote letters to his Vanessa Esther Vanhomrigh in which Swift sometimes wrote her first name in the respective address as Esther and sometimes as Hester 5 The interchangeable usage of Esther and Hester had essentially been phased out by 1900 6 with Esther retaining a high usage especially in North America whereas the usage of Hester has shown a progressive decline The 9 September 1893 birth of Esther Cleveland daughter of US president Grover Cleveland was heavily publicized as the first birth of a presidential child in the White House the press announcements of her name stated it meant star The 1891 birth of Cleveland s first daughter also Biblically named Ruth had caused a media sensation and boosted Ruth into the top ten of American girl s names 7 and while the public endorsement of Esther as the choice of name for Cleveland s second daughter was more muted Esther did reach its all time zenith of US popularity soon after Esther Cleveland s birth being ranked as the 27 most popular name for American girls for the year 1896 8 Esther has been a well used name for Caucasian baby girls born in New York City 9 and has remained a favored name in some Jewish communities such as those in New York It has also increased in usage along with other Biblical names for babies born during the COVID 19 pandemic by parents seeking comfort in their religious faith 10 11 International variants editAlternate forms of Esther are Eistir Irish Eseza Luganda Esita Luganda Essi Finnish Essie English Essy Australian Esta English Estee French Ester Catalan Czech Estonian Finnish Italian Portuguese North Germanic languages Spanish Persian Turkish Estera Polish Slovak Romanian Lithuanian Estere Latvian Esteri Finnish Es8hr Greek Eszter Hungarian Ester Esther Indonesian Eszti Hungarian Ettie English Etty English Hester English Hettie English Inana Sumerian أ س ت ير ʾAstir Arabic א ס ת ר Esther the Hebrew and Israeli version of the name Also Esti and Eti ستاره Setare Persian ئه ستیره Estere Kurdish Јestira Jestira Serbian Esfir Esfir Russian Esitere Chichewa Esther editEsther Abrahams Esther Aghatise Esther Saville Allen Esther Anderson Esther E Baldwin Esther Baxter Esther Bejarano Esther Bell Esther Benbassa Esther de Berdt Esther Blake Esther Barbara Bloemart Esther Boise van Deman Esther Brand Esther Brandeau Esther Brann Esther Brimmer Esther Bubley Esther Cailingold Esther Canadas Esther Cardoso Esther Clark Wright Esther Clayson Esther Cleveland Esther Dankwah Esther David Esther Dean Esther Delisle Esther Duflo Esther Dyson Esther Earl after whom Esther Day was named Esther Edwards disambiguation Esther Erlich Esther Farbstein Esther Fernandez Esther Ferrer Esther Fischer Homberger Esther Forbes Esther G Frame Esther Freud Esther Friesner Esther Geller Esti Ginzburg Esther Golar Esther Goris Esther Haase Esther Hahn Esther Hall Esther Hamerman Esther Handali Esther Hart singer born 1970 Dutch singer Esther Hart Titanic survivor 1863 1928 survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic Esther Hasson Esther Hautzig Esther Hermitte Esther Hicks Esther Hobart Morris Esther Aberdeen Holm Esther Studholme Hope Esther Housh Esther Howard Esther Howland Esther Hunt Esther Inglis Esther James Esther John Esther Johnson Esther Jolobala Esther Jones disambiguation Esther Jungreis Esther Kamatari Esther Kellner Esther Kenworthy WaterhouseEsther Kia aina Esther Koplowitz Esther Kreitman Esther K Richardson Esther Ku Esther Kwan Esther Lachmann Esther Lederberg Esther Lekain Esther Levine Esther J Trimble Lippincott Esther Liu Esther Marly Conwell Esther Margolis Esther Maria Lewis Chapin Esther Martinez Esther McCoy Esther McCracken Esther Mcheka Chilenje Esther Lord McNeill Esther McVey Esther Muir Esther Murugi Mathenge Esther Newberg Esther Newton Esther Nisenthal Krinitz Esther Afua Ocloo Esther Ofarim Esther Orozco Esther Ouwehand Esther Oyema Esther Peterson Esther Phillips Esther Pohl Lovejoy Esther D du Pont Esther Tuttle Pritchard Esther Pugh Esther Rahim Esther Ralston Esther Rantzen Esther Raziel Naor Esther Rochon Esther Rolle Esther Rome Esther Roper Esther Rose Esther Roth Shahamorov Esther Sandoval Esther Schipper German art dealer Esther Schweins Esther Scott Esther Shimazu Esther Shiner Esther Snyder Esther Somerfeld Ziskind Esther Baker Steele Esther Sumner Damon Esther Szekeres Klein Esther W Taylor Esther Termens Esther Vanhomrigh Esther Valiquette Esther Vergeer Esther Vilar Esther Vilenska Esther Walker Esther Wanjiru Esther Wertheimer Esther Wheelwright Esther Williams Esther Wojcicki Esther Wong Esther YuEster editEster Andujar Ester Aparecida dos Santos Ester Balassini Ester Blenda Nordstrom Ester Boserup Elisa Colberg known as Ester Colberg Ester Fanous Ester Hernandez Ester Larsen Ester Ledecka Ester Magi Ester Peony Ester H Segal Ester Toivonen Ester Wier Ester WorkelSee also editEsther disambiguation Queen Esther disambiguation Esta given name Estelle given name Stella given name Eszter a given name Etty Etti and Ettie given names Hester a given name and surname Hetty disambiguation Notes edit Brown Francis 2012 The Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon Boston MA Houghton Mifflin and Company ISBN 978 1 56563 206 6 The use of Ishtar as the original name of Esther is based on the idea that an old Babylonian myth has been adapted by Judeans in which the gods of Babylon Marduk Mordechai and Ishtar Esther fight for the control of the King against the Elamite gods of Hammambam Hamon and a god who is transformed into Vashti citation needed 1 Behind the Name Damrosch Leo 2014 Jonathan Swift his life and his world New Haven CT Yale University Press ISBN 978 0300205411 Vanessa and her correspondence with Jonathan Swift 1921 Palmer Arnold E 2015 In Their Footsteps a 500 year genealogical odyssey Xlibris Corporation ISBN 978 1 5144 2123 9 Algeo Matthew 2011 The President Is a Sick Man wherein the supposedly virtuous Grover Cleveland survives a secret surgery at sea and vilifies the courageous newspaperman who dared expose the truth Chicago Chicago Review Press pp 50 172 ISBN 978 1 56976 350 6 Home nameplayground com New York City Health Department What s in a Name Health Department Releases New York City s Most Popular Baby Names For 2006 Archived from the original on 2008 05 15 Retrieved 2008 05 19 Popular Baby Names Archived from the original on 2018 02 02 Retrieved 2022 06 04 Dunn Jancee 19 January 2021 From Alma to Zuri Parents Are Looking for Positive Baby Names They re searching the heavens and through family history for strong monikers in a pandemic The New York Times Retrieved 3 June 2022 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esther given name amp oldid 1213293979, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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