Name Esther

Meaning: maybe star

Gender: female

Languages of use: German, French, English, Hebrew

Asteroid: 622 Esther, discovered 1906, diameter 30.6 km, period 47.5 years

US 2024 rank: #131 ... 129:Juliette, 130:Aubrey, 131:Esther, 132:Mary, 133:Nevaeh ...

Esther is a member of the name group Esther:

Meaning/translation: star (?)

Language of origin: Old Persian

Info:

in the Bible Esther is the Jewish wife of a king of Persia (see Book of Esther, Old Testament)

of Persian origin, maybe meaning star, or maybe a Hebrew form of ishtar (the name of a Persian goddess)

Words: star = the star Old Persian