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In the entire world, Ester (Ester , אסתר , Естер , and others...) is a widespread feminine first name. The first name Ester is habitual in Israel, where it is a prevalent girly name, Tanzania, where it is a common female name, and Namibia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Tanzania, Israel, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Ester is the last name as well as the forename.
Ester is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Ester | Israel, Philippines, Brazil, Tanzania, Argentina |
אסתר | Israel |
Естер | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Russia |
Эстер | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia |
إستر | Egypt, Sudan |
エステル | Japan |
Ester is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Porpentina Goldstein , the witch in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Esther Gobseck , the Honoré de Balzac character, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes; Estellise Sidos Heurassein , the fictional character from Tales of Vesperia; Esther , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Esther Summerson , the fictional character, Bleak House, and in many other works.
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