I think she will love hearing the story of where her name came from and what a courageous woman Esther was.

Esther another name. Jews celebrate the festival of Purim in memory of her. 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. Her Jewish name Hadassah means myrtle which some scholars believe may have alluded to.

In Esther 215 Abihail is the name of the father of Esther. The which Mordecai was the nourisher of Hadassah the daughter of his brother which daughter was called Esther by another name and she had lost both her father and mother. Morning star Persian hidden Hebrew Possibly means star in Persian.

Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR. Keep in mind that many names may have different meanings in other countries and languages so be careful that the name that you choose doesnt mean something bad or unpleasant. In the biblical Book of Esther the story goes that Ahasuerus banised Vashti because she refused to come before him.

A young beautiful Hebrew woman who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus and risked herself to save her people. Meanings and history of the name Esther. Esther 25 NIV Bible Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair the son of Shimei the son of Kish.

While Esther is an older generation name I still think its beautiful especially because of the story of Esther in the Old Testament. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar. Esther as a girls name is pronounced ESS-ter.

And when her father and mother were dead Mordecai took her to him and he made her his daughter. Search comprehensively and find the name meaning of Esther and its name origin or of any other name in our database. The meaning of Esther is Star.