English

Proper noun

Esther

1. A female given name.
2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
3. The heroine of the Book of Esther.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Esther 2:7::

     And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.

Related terms

• Essie, Hester, Hettie, Hetty
• Vanessa

Translations

Anagrams

• ethers, Hester, theres, there's, threes

Danish

Proper noun

Esther

1. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.

Dutch

Proper noun

Esther

1. A female given name. Less common variants include Hester and very rarely Ester.

French

Proper noun

Esther

1. Esther
2. the book of Esther
3. A female given name.

Anagrams

• hêtres

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Esther

1. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Hester

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר ‎(ʾestēr) (possibly via Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ ‎(Esthḗr)), from Old Persian [script needed] ‎(star-, “star”) or from עִשְׁתָּר ‎(ʿištār, “Ishtar”). Compare Middle Persian stl ‎(star, “star”), stʾlk' ‎(stārag, “star”), Modern Persian ستاره ‎(setâre, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.tʰeːr/, [ˈɛs.tʰeːr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈes.ter/

Proper noun

Esthēr f ‎(indeclinable)

1. Esther

Norwegian

Proper noun

Esther

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Ester.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Esther f

1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Ester

Spanish

Proper noun

Esther ‎(m)

1. Esther
2. the book of Esther
3. A female given name.

Synonyms

• Ester