Easter - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Easter \e(a)-ster, eas-ter\ is of Egyptian origin, and its meaning is "Christian spring festival". Holiday name used as a Christian name mainly in the 19th century. Also possibly a variant of Esther. A more common Eastertide name is the French Pascale.

Baby names that sound like Easter are Ester and Wister. Other similar baby names are Hester, Astera, Estela, Estée and Wistar.

Easter is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Easter. Compare Easter with related baby names.