Meaning of name Ester

The name Ester has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Ester is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ester in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Ester is pronounced as ehs-tuh

Ester originates from the Persian language.
See other suggested Persian girl baby names.

The following names are baby names related to Ester and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ester: Boys - Cyrus, Girls - Jasmine, Both genders - Esther

Popular Variants for the name Ester: Eistir (Irish), Esther (Persian), Esthur, Estzer, Eszti (Slavic), Etti, Ettie, Etty, Hesther

Common nicknames for the name Ester are: Etta, Essie, Hettie

We think the name Ester should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ester to be: A matronly woman who is a bustling homebody

In one word, you might describe Ester as a(n) "matronly" person.

See other "matronly" names for girls.