Forename Esther

Throughout the world, Esther (Esther , אסתר , Эстер ) is a prevalent female forename. The first name Esther is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a common feminine name, Equatorial Guinea, and Ghana (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Mexico, and the United States. Also, Esther is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Esther is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Esther

name Èsther, name 伊瑟, name Estera, name Ëšťhêř, name Ësther, name إستر, name Esthër, name Ésther, name Ĕśťhëř, name Êsthêr, name ایستھر, name Hadassah, name Êštĥèř, name Естер, name Eŝthêr, name Estere, name エステル, name Esteri, name Hester, name Esthér, name Esther, name Eszter, name Ësthêr, name Естхер, name Esthèr, name Ëŝtĥëř, name 以斯帖, name Ester, name เอสเธอร์, name Ësthër, name 埃丝特, name Êsther, name Ëšthëř, name ايستر, name אסתר, name إستير, name Эстер, name Эстэр

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Esther	Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, Mexico, Kenya, Nigeria
אסתר	Israel
Эстер	Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania
إستر	Egypt, Sudan

First names said to be same

Ester, Estera, Estere, Esteri, Esthèr, Esthér, Esthër, Eszter, Eŝthêr, Hadassah, Hester, Èsther, Ésther, Êsther, Êsthêr, Êštĥèř, Ësther, Ësthêr, Ësthër, Ëŝtĥëř, Ëšthëř, Ëšťhêř, Ĕśťhëř, Естер, Естхер, Эстэр, إستير, ايستر, ایستھر, เอสเธอร์, エステル, 以斯帖, 伊瑟, and 埃丝特

First name Esther in the context

Esther is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Esther , the Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes, Book of Esther; Esther Gobseck , the Honoré de Balzac character, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes; Esther , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women; Esther Summerson , the fictional character, Bleak House and Esther Anderson , the character from Sanford and Son, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	esther handali Kira and business woman (b. 1501)
	esther inglis English painter, translator and calligrapher (1571-1624), GB (b. 1571)
	esther börner (b. 1548)
	esther staudt DE (b. 1558)
	esther imbert French noblewoman, FR (b. 1570)
	esther von gera AT (b. 1563)
	esther baumgartner (b. 1565)
	esther jennens Peerage person ID=443573 (b. 1576)
	esther cernitius 1577-1615; Ehefrau des Johannes Cernitius (b. 1577)
	esther bosch BE (b. 1580)
	esther wegener (b. 1588)
	esther von schmertzing (b. 1591)
	esther barbara bloemart German art collector, DE (b. 1651)
	esther von flanss 25 Sep 1614 - 18 Oct 1682 (b. 1614)
	esther maria von witzleben German noblewoman (1665-1725) (b. 1665)