Meaning, origin and history of the name Ester

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. /es.ˈteɾ/ (Spanish) /əs.ˈter/ (Catalan) /ˈɛs.tɛr/ (Czech) /ˈes.ter/ (Finnish) /es.ˈteʁ/ (Hebrew) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Esther used in several languages.

VariantsEsther (Spanish) Esther (Swedish) Esther (Norwegian) Esther (Danish) Esteri (Finnish)

DiminutivesEssi (Finnish) Esti (Hebrew)

Other Languages & CulturesEsther (Biblical) Esther (Biblical Greek) 'Ester (Biblical Hebrew) Esther, Hester (Biblical Latin) Esther, Hester (Dutch) Esther, Hester, Essie, Esta, Hettie (English) Esther (French) Esther (German) Eszter, Eszti (Hungarian) Esther, Estee (Jewish) Estere (Latvian) Estera (Lithuanian) Estera (Polish) Estera (Romanian) Yesfir, Esfir (Russian) Estera (Slovak)

Same Spelling'Ester

User SubmissionsÈstêr, Estèr

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined simple serious

Czechia: December 19

Estonia: May 16

Finland: May 16

Norway: May 24

Spain: July 1

Sweden: March 31