Also my great grandmothers name was Esther.

Esther name. Esther as a girls name is pronounced ESS-ter. Esther has been used in the United States ever since 1880 with over 261325 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Charlotte Amelia Naomi Ruth Genevieve Nora Violet Gabriel Benjamin Isaac Theodore Levi Elijah Oliver.

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. Im Esther 612 I know Esther 265. It has also been suggested that it derived from the Babylonian Ishtar the name of a goddess of love and fertility.

Esther Name Meaning. The name Esther is of Persian origin. She was of the tribe of Benjamin and lived during the time Israel was exiled and eventually became queen who saved her entire people.

So together they mean beautiful butterfly. Esthers birth name was Hadassah. It is of Persian origin and the meaning of Esther is myrtle bride.

The biblical queen Esther is associated with the Hebrew word ḥadaṣah myrtle. Esther has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times and has reached the top hundred names 58 times. In America it received a boost in popularity after the birth of Esther Cleveland 1893-1980 the daughter of President Grover Cleveland.

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. Her middle name is Aponi which is native American for butterfly. Submit your funny nicknames and cool gamertags and copy the best from the list.