Hester

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"Star", "Myrtle leaf"
Pronunciation
HEHS-tər(English, Dutch)
HESS-tər
Popularity
The popularity of the name Hester is quite low, with it ranking at #9,069 in the United States and not ranking in the top 1000 in other countries.

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Cartoon of Hester

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: Hyper,Hobnobbing,Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hope

E: Environment,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enliven,Enlighten,Expressive

S: Success,Social Standing,Solidity,Security,Status,Sex,Sensuality

T: Tireless,Truth,Testy,Touchy,Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Talkative

R: Resourceful,Reason,Restless,Rational

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


3.) Hester (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: (American) literary

Other Forms: Hestar, Hesther


4.) Hester (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Star


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