Possibly means star in Persian.

Esther name etymology. Esther Name Meaning and History What Does Esther Mean and History. The name Esther may have reminded of a compound of אסון ason meaning evil harm from the assumed root אסה sh plus the word תר tor meaning a circle or plait or תר tor meaning dove. Esther as a girls name is pronounced ESS-ter.

She was sometimes named the. What is the meaning of the name Esther. The name Esther is a girls name of Persian origin meaning star.

It is of Persian origin and the meaning of Esther is myrtle bride. Name of Esther. In that way the foreign name Esther would have looked to mean She Searches Out Evil to a Hebrew audience.

It was adopted as an English name in the 17th century. Charlotte Amelia Naomi Genevieve Nora Ruth Violet Gabriel Benjamin Isaac Theodore Levi Oliver Elijah. Metronymic from the female name Esther from Hebrew Ester the name borne in the Bible by a Jewish captive of the Persian King Ahasuerus.

Proper name Old Testament wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus from Greek Esther from Hebrew Ester from Persian sitareh star related to Avestan star- from PIE root ster- 2 star or perhaps of Semitic origin. Jews celebrate the festival of Purim in memory of her. Both from the verb תור tur to explore or survey.

She would eventually become wife of Ahasuerus the king of Persia in the 5th century BC. Esther Name Meaning French and Jewish. Meaning History.