Hester - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Hester \he(s)-ter\ is pronounced HESS-ter. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "star". Variant of Esther. Literary: Hester Prynne is the much put-upon heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlett Letter".

Hester has 4 variant forms: Hesther, Hestia, Hettie and Hetty.

For more information, see also the related name Asta.

Hester is a very 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 Hester. Click here to compare Hester with related baby names.