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What does Hester mean?
Hester 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced HESS-ter. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Hester is "myrtle, bride; star". Variant of Esther, of medieval origin. The two names were used interchangeably, but are now regarded as separate names. Literary: Hester Prynne is the much put-upon heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlett Letter". Also form of Asta.
Variations
VARIANTS Ester▼, Ettie▼, Etty, Hesther, Hestia, Hettie▼, Hetty
OTHER FORMS VIA ESTHER Eistir, Estee, Estera, Eszter, Yesfir
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hester Layan (H.L.), ..
How popular is Hester?
Hester is a very popular first name for women (#938 out of 4276, Top 22%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#919 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hester entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #217 in the U.S. then, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Esther (#153 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Ester (#1747), Ettie, Hettie and Hetty are the prominent related forms of Hester. These forms of Hester reached the apex of their popularity in the 1890s (ADOPTION OF 0.8%) and are now significantly less common (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼85.9%), with versions such as Ettie becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Becker, Demeter, Easter▼, Harper▲, Heath, Heather▼, Heaven▲, Hebe, Hedlea (see Hadley), Hedley, Hege, Heide, Heidee, Heidey, Heike, Heleen, Helen▼, Helje, Helle, Hellee, Hellen▼, Henie, Hepsey, Hepsie, Herta, Hertha, Hesper, Hespera, Hesperia, Hether, Hetta, Hette, Huette, Hunter, Mercer, Pepper, Roser, Winter▲, Wister and Wynter▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Hester.
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