Esther

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). Has been connected to Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (star-, star) (whence Middle Persian [script needed] (stl /star/, star), [script needed] (stʾlk' /stārag/, star), Persian ستاره (setâre, star), Kurdish estêre, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr; or else to Akkadian 𒀭𒈹 (dIštar, Ishtar) (Hebrew עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār)).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Esther

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  1. A female given name.
  2. A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  3. The heroine of the Book of Esther.

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Danish

Proper noun

Esther

  1. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Esther

  1. A female given name. Less common variants include Hester and very rarely Ester.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɛʁ/

Proper noun

Esther f

  1. Esther
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name, equivalent to English Esther.

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German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Esther

  1. Esther (biblical character)
  2. the book of Esther
  3. A female given name, a popular spelling variant of Ester.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr) (possibly via Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (star-, star) or from עִשְׁתָּר (ʿištār, Ishtar). Compare Middle Persian stl (star, star), stʾlk' (stārag, star), Modern Persian ستاره (setâre, star).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Esthēr f (indeclinable)

  1. Esther

Further reading


Norwegian

Proper noun

Esther

  1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Ester.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Esther f

  1. A female given name, a spelling variant of Ester

Spanish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Esther f

  1. Esther
  2. A female given name, equivalent to English Esther.

Proper noun

Esther m

  1. the book of Esther
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