Hester
Found 4 entry about "Hester"
HESS-tər
Hester Name meanings & History
"Star", "Myrtle leaf". Latin form of Esther. Like Esther, it has been used in England since the Protestant Reformation. Nathaniel Hawthorne used it for the heroine of his novel The Scarlet Letter (1850), Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman forced to wear a red letter A on her chest after giving birth to a child out of wedlock. The name Hester is used mostly for baby girls.
Zodiac Sign of Hester: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius
Synonyms of Hester:
H: Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hyper,Hope,Heart's Desire
E: Enlighten,Expressive,Entertain,Environment,Exaggerate,Enliven
S: Sensuality,Solidity,Status,Security,Social Standing,Sex,Success
T: Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Touchy,Testy,Truth,Tireless
R: Restless,Rational,Resourceful,Reason
Hester is:- a Class name
- a Classic name
- a Formal name
- a Mature name
- a Natural name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Hester Prynne is the main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." There have also been several notable people named Hester, including Hester Bateman, a renowned 18th-century silversmith from London, and Hester Thrale, a friend of Samuel Johnson and writer in 18th-century England.
2.) Hester (Female)
Usage: Dutch
Meanings: (Dutch) a form of Esther.
Other Forms: Hessi, Hessie, Hessye, Hestar, Hestarr, Hesther
