Christian Meaning of Names | Esther

Esther

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Pronunciation: ESS-ter
Origin of name: Persian
Meaning of name: Star, fortune, felicity

The Story Behind This Biblical Christian Baby Name

Esther was the Persian name taken by the Hebrew girl Hadassah when she was selected as the Persian king’s new queen. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament of the Bible was named after her, the main character of this dramatic piece of Jewish history. See our entry for the name Hadassah to read the bible story behind the name.

Scriptures for the Bible Stories of the Girl Name Esther

  • The Book of Esther (formatted for easy reading of the whole story in a modern language translation)

Variations of the girl name Esther

Girl names: Ishtar, Ettie

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3 Responses to “Esther”

  1. muslim baby names on October 5th, 2009 1:57 am

    its a nice name.

  2. jacob on January 26th, 2010 10:15 pm

    I’d like to know the meaning of the name Jacob who was Isaac’s son in the book of Genesis.

  3. bookworm on January 27th, 2010 8:33 am

    We have an entry on the name Jacob

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