Meanings
proper noun
alternative Ester
- A female given name from Persian.
- A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- biblicalThe heroine of the Book of Esther.
And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father or mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 2:7
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
- Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼“star”
- Biblical Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר
- Ancient GreekἘσθήρ
- EnglishEsther
From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r /star-/, “star”) (whence Middle Persian 𐭮𐭲𐭫 (stl /star/, “star”), 𐭮𐭲𐭠𐭫𐭪 (stʾlk /stārag/, “star”), Persian ستاره (sitāra /setâre, “star”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (if so, a distant doublet of star); or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (Ištar, “Ishtar”) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)).
More words from Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Old Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, Ἐσθήρ
- Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)female given name
- Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)book of the Bible
Arabic أَسْتِير
- أَسْتِير (ʔastīr)female given name
Basque Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Bengali এস্থার
- এস্থার (esthar)female given name
Catalan Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 以斯帖, 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记
- 以斯帖 (ji⁵ si¹ tip³)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记 (ji⁵ si¹ tip³ gei³)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 艾丝特, 以斯帖
- 艾丝特 (Àisītè)female given name
- 以斯帖 (Yǐsītiē)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- 以斯帖記 /以斯帖记 (Yǐsītiējì)book of the Bible
Czech Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Danish Esther, Ester
- Estherfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Dutch Esther, Esther
- Estherfemale given name
- Estherthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Estonian Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Finnish Esteri, Ester
- Esterifemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
French Esther, Esther
- Estherfemale given name
- Estherthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Estherbook of the Bible
German Esther, Esther
- Estherfemale given name
- Estherthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Estherbook of the Bible
- Esterbook of the Bible
Greek Εσθήρ, Εσθήρ
- Εσθήρ (Esthír)female given name
- Εσθήρ (Esthír)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- Εσθήρ (Esthír)book of the Bible
Hawaiian ʻEkekela, ʻEsetera
- ʻEkekelafemale given name
- ʻEseterathe heroine of the Book of Esther
- ʻEseterabook of the Bible
Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר, אֶסְתֵּר
- אֶסְתֵּר ('estér)female given name
- אֶסְתֵּר ('estér)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- אֶסְתֵּר ('estér)book of the Bible
Hindi एस्थर, एस्तेर
- एस्थर (esthar)female given name
- एस्तेर (ester)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- एस्तेर (ester)book of the Bible
Hungarian Eszter, Eszter
- Eszterfemale given name
- Eszterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Eszterbook of the Bible
Icelandic Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Irish Eistir, Eistir
- Eistirfemale given name
- Eistirthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Leabhar Eistirbook of the Bible
- Eistirbook of the Bible
Italian Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Japanese エステル, エステル
- エステル (Esuteru)female given name
- エステル (Esuteru)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- エステル記 (Esuteru-ki)book of the Bible
Latin Esther, Esther
- Estherfemale given name
- Estherthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Estherbook of the Bible
Latvian Estere, Estere
- Esterefemale given name
- Esterethe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterebook of the Bible
Lithuanian Estera, Estera
- Esterafemale given name
- Esterathe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esteros knygabook of the Bible
Malay Ester, Ester
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Māori Ehetere, Ehetere
- Eheterefemale given name
- Eheterethe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Eheterebook of the Bible
Norwegian Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Persian استر, استر
- استر (ester)female given name
- استر (ester)book of the Bible
Polish Estera, Estera
- Esterafemale given name
- Esterathe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterabook of the Bible
Portuguese Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Romanian Estera, Estera
- Esterafemale given name
- Esterathe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterabook of the Bible
Russian Эсте́р, Есфи́рь
- Эсте́р (Estɛ́r)female given name
- Есфи́рь (Jesfírʹ)female given name
- Эсфи́рь (Esfírʹ)female given name
- Есфи́рь (Jesfírʹ)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- Эсфи́рь (Esfírʹ)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- Книга Есфи́ри (Kniga Jesfíri)book of the Bible
- Есфи́рь (Jesfírʹ)book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Slovak Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Spanish Esther, Ester
- Estherfemale given name
- Esterfemale given name
- Estherthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Estherbook of the Bible
- Esterbook of the Bible
Swahili Esta, Esta
- Estafemale given name
- Estathe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Estabook of the Bible
Swedish Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Tagalog Ester, Ester
- Esterfemale given name
- Esterthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Esterbook of the Bible
Tamil எஸ்தர், எஸ்தர்
- எஸ்தர் (estar)female given name
- எஸ்தர் (estar)the heroine of the Book of Esther
- எஸ்தர் (estar)book of the Bible
Welsh Esther, Esther
- Estherfemale given name
- Estherthe heroine of the Book of Esther
- Estherbook of the Bible
Yiddish אסתּר, אסתּר
- אסתּר (ester)female given name
- אסתּר (ester)the heroine of the Book of Esther
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Esther
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Esther. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esther
MLA
“Esther.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esther. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Esther,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Esther.
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