Esther is the Persian name of a Hebrew girl named Hadassah means myrtle who was able to avert the genocide of the Hebrews during the time of the Babylonian exile see the Book of Esther.

Esther name significance. The kings advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. Here is a list of Sibling names that go with Esther. She is recognized mostly for her strength bravery and dignity.

Esther is the name of the Jewish queen of King Ahasuerus of Persia who save her people from the wicked plans of Haman. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar. The book of Esther gives us an insight into Gods special love purpose and divine timing for the lives of his people.

Home current Baby Names. This name derives from the Old Persian and Akkadian Babylonian stāra setāra Ištar ḥadaṣah most likely from the name of the Babylonian goddess of love. The root of Esther in Hebrew is hester meaning hidden Often we think that when someone is hiding something it is out of a situation of embarrassment or discomfort.

Naming a baby is a sacred process and every parent tries to provide the best possible name to their little angel. Esther was made a queen at a divine time when Hanan had announced a plot to kill all the Jews Esther 414 King James Version. Possibly means star in Persian.

It was adopted as an English name in the 17th century. The queen of Ahasuerus and heroine of the book that bears her name. Her story plays between the two waves of return to Jerusalem but her bravery is still celebrated every year during the feast of Purim Esther 926.

Metronymic from the female name Esther from Hebrew Ester the name borne in the Bible by a Jewish captive of the Persian King Ahasuerus. You can use our Sibling name generator to find matching brother and sister names for the name Esther. The biblical queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word ḥadaṣah myrtle.