A young beautiful Hebrew woman who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus and risked herself to save her people.

Esther meaning of the name. It means Something Hidden. It has also been suggested that it derived from the Babylonian Ishtar the name of a goddess of love and fertility. Both from the verb תור tur to explore or survey.

She was a Jewess named Hadassah the myrtle but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known Esther 27. The true meaning of Esther cannot be described with just a few words. The biblical queen Esther is associated with.

So together they mean beautiful butterfly. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Es-ther. You are expressive optimistic outgoing and inspiring.

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. Some believe it to be the Persian translation of the Hebrew name Hadassah myrtle. Esther is used chiefly in the Dutch English French German Hebrew and Spanish languages and it is derived from Old Persian origins.

The meaning of Esther is star. The name Esther is of Persian origin. Hidden Acrostics An Acrostic is when the initial letter of each line spells out a word and it can be used as a mechanism for including a hidden message.

The name Esther gives us another clue. 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. Popular name of debated origin and meaning.