How to pronouce Esther
Esther ARPAbet pronounciation: EH1 S T ER0
Esther IPA pronounciation: ˈɛstər
Esther
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Learn about the name Esther. See how popular Esther is in countries all over the world and whether it is used as a girls name or a boys name. Discover what Esther means in other languages and if it has any negative meanings.
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How to pronouce, type, and say Esther
See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Esther.
How to spell and type Esther
Esther in readable ASCII: esther
Esther in hex: esther
What does Esther rhyme with?
English words that rhyme with Esther.
The name Esther rhymes with:
| amvestor | bester | brester | chester | ester |
| fester | hester | investor | ivester | jester |
| kester | leicester | lester | mclester | mester |
| mestre | molester | nester | nestor | pester |
| polyester | questar | requester | rester | semester |
| sequester | silvester | sylvester | sylvestre | tester |
| testor | trester | trimester | vestar | vester |
| westar | wester |
What does the name Esther mean?
Literal translations for the name Esther.
What does Esther mean in English?
Esther n 1: (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim) 2: an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre [syn: {Esther}, {Book of Esther}]
Where is the name Esther popular?
See what countries the name Esther is most popular in.
A person named Esther is likely from one of the following countries:
- Canada 🇨🇦 (girl)
- Denmark 🇩🇰 (girl)
- France 🇫🇷 (girl)
- France 🇫🇷 (boy)
- Netherlands 🇳🇱 (girl)
- New Zealand 🇳🇿 (girl)
- Spain 🇪🇸 (girl)
- Sweden 🇸🇪 (girl)
- United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (girl)
- United States 🇺🇸 (girl)
- United States 🇺🇸 (boy)
Can Esther be a girls name?
See where Esther is used as a girls name.
Esther is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
Can Esther be a boys name?
See where Esther is used as a boys name.
Esther is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇺🇸 United States
Esther popularity by country
See how popular Esther is for boys or girls in 11 country data sets.
In 2019 Esther was the 262nd most popular girls name in Netherlands.
In 2018 Esther was the 153rd most popular girls name in United States.
In 2018 Esther was the 299th most popular girls name in France.
In 1935 Esther was the 92nd most popular girls name in Canada.
In 2019 Esther was the 95th most popular girls name in New Zealand.
In 2018 Esther was the 27th most popular girls name in Denmark.
In 2018 Esther was the 173rd most popular girls name in United Kingdom.
In 2010 Esther was the 95th most popular girls name in Spain.
In 2019 Esther was the 51st most popular girls name in Sweden.
In 1905 Esther was the 488th most popular boys name in France.
In 1911 Esther was the 944th most popular boys name in United States.
What ethnicity is the name Esther?
Global data on the ethnicity of the name Esther.
What ethnicity is someone with the name Esther likely to be?
- Esther has a 0.39% chance of being East Asian
- Esther has a 0.28% chance of being Japanese
- Esther has a 0.98% chance of being South Asian
- Esther has a 0.57% chance of being African
- Esther has a 0.15% chance of being Muslim
- Esther has a 56.37% chance of being British
- Esther has a 0.70% chance of being Eastern European
- Esther has a 10.58% chance of being Jewish
- Esther has a 4.10% chance of being French
- Esther has a 11.89% chance of being Germanic
- Esther has a 8.89% chance of being Hispanic
- Esther has a 1.14% chance of being Italian
- Esther has a 3.98% chance of being Nordic
Esther Probabilities
Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Esther.
What is the most common profile of a person named Esther
Someone with the name Esther was most likely born in 2014.
Someone with the name Esther is most likely to be female.
Someone with the name Esther is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.
What names are similar to the name Esther?
Find similar names to Esther.
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