Entry № 3098 · Hebrew origin

Ester Ester — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EHS-ter /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Latin Esther (Old Testament Queen + Purim)"

Syllables

First recorded

Ancient

The meaning

A name that means "latin esther (old testament queen + purim)".

Ester is from the Hebrew Ester.

Latin Esther (Old Testament Queen + Purim) — a Hebrew name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Ester

Transliteration: Ester
Pronunciation: / ˈɛs.tər /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Ester stands.

Ester does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Namesakes

Esters before her.

Real people

—

In fiction

Queen Esther

Old Testament Persian Queen + Hebrew Hadassah + cousin of Mordecai + saved Jews from Haman + Book of Esther + Purim

Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Ester.

Numerology

The number behind Ester.

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Ester reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.