Esther was derived from the Old Persian word stāra meaning star In the Old Testament Esther originally named Hadassah was the captured Jewish wife of the King of Persia who risked her life to save her exiled people from annihilation.

Ester other name. Plus its really uncommon. After her parents died she was adopted by her cousin a man named Mordecai. This is followed by the name of the parent chain from the carboxylic acid part of the ester with an.

This story is celebrated by Jews on the holiday of Purim so that it has traditionally been given to girls. This simplified spelling is a bit too polyester though this is also the authentic Slavic version of an Old Testament name thats being rediscovered. 7 rows Examples of other previous names.

No number is assigned to this alkyl chain. Ester as a girls name is a variant of Esther Persian and the meaning of Ester is myrtle leaf. Search comprehensively and find the name meaning of Ester and its name origin or of any other name in our database.

Ester looks more modern and cleaner and Aster though a different name does the same. Dictionary of American Family Names 2013 Oxford University Press. Instead we often pit good versus evil Mordecai versus Haman and treat Esther like the cute Jewish cheerleader on the sidelines.

Its also one of two books of the entire Bible that doesnt. Ironically despite being the namesake of the book Esthers aka. Ethanol and ethanoic acid.

Haman is Haman and his wife is always described as Hamans wife Zeresh. Esters can be named using a few steps Esters are named as if the alkyl chain from the alcohol is a substituent. Topographic name for someone who lived by a gate leading to cultivated land from Middle High German ezzisch seed field tor gate.