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What does Ester mean?
Ester 
▼ as a name for girls is of Persian and Hebrew origin, and Ester means "myrtle, bride; star". Ester is an alternate form of Esther (Persian). Ester is also a variant of Hester (Hebrew).
ENDS WITH -er
ASSOCIATED WITH star
Variations
VARIANT Eistir
RELATED FORMS VIA ESTHER, HESTER Ess, Essie▼, Essy, Esta▼, Estee, Estera, Eszter, Ettey, Etti, Ettie▼, Etty, Hesther
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Elter, ..
(male) Essel, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ester Mya (E.M.), ..
How popular is Ester?
Ester is a very prominent first name for women (#620 out of 4276, Top 14%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#13875 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ester reached its apex position of #422 in the U.S. during 1900-1909, and is at #1747 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Ester (#1747 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) rated in the Top 2000 are Essie, Esta, Esther (#153), Ettie and Hester. Other forms, like Hesther, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Ester was well-received a century ago (MEDIAN #347) and is now significantly less (#1650, ▼88%), with forms like Esther becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Ester▼ is alike in pronunciation to Easter▼, Wistar and Wister. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ehtel, Eimer, Ember▲, Emer, Esme▲, Esmee, Estel, Estela, Estele, Estell▼ and Etel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ester.
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