Hester Name Meaning

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Hester Name Meaning

English, Biblical LatinLatin form of ESTHER. Like Esther, it has been used in England since the Protestant Reformation. Nathaniel Hawthorne used it for the heroine of his novel 'The Scarlet Letter' (1850), Hester Prynne.

Origin: EnglishGender: Girl
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1 Hotaru
2 Hamide
3 Hine
4 Hilde
5 Heintje
6 Hani̇fe
7 Hailee
8 Hafsah
9 Hazan
10 Hayley
11 Hema
12 Harmony
13 Hallie
14 Honorata
15 Hanga
16 Honoria
17 Hajna
18 Hagar
19 Herleva
20 Hitomi
21 Heinrike
22 Hye-jin
23 Halima
24 Hiroko
25 Hagit
26 Hillevi
27 Hedvig
28 Hollie
29 Hila
30 Hadii̇ye
31 Haley
32 Hope
33 Hjördis
34 Hebe
35 Hajar
36 Haydée
37 Halldóra
38 Hanaa
39 Houda
40 Hlengiwe
41 Hiltrude
42 Hanako
43 Haruna
44 Hirune
45 Hiwot
46 Honey
47 Hermine
48 Hesham
49 Hadley
50 Haniyya
51 Heleena
52 Helga
53 Hagne
54 Helen
55 Halina
56 Hudes
57 Hadriana
58 Hadiya
59 Heshel
60 Harlow
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