What Does the Name Hester Mean

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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 Honour
2 Hyeon-ju
3 Hedda
4 Hinata
5 Hypatia
6 Helēna
7 Harriet
8 Hesham
9 Hene
10 Husna
11 Hepsie
12 Haley
13 Hotaru
14 Haukea
15 Hülya
16 Hepzibah
17 Hillary
18 Hylda
19 Hera
20 Hatty
21 Hertha
22 Hendel
23 Hilario
24 Heintje
25 Haifa
26 Het-heru
27 Hawa
28 Hani̇fe
29 Hasna
30 Hedvig
31 Helah
32 Hathor
33 Hiba
34 Hanifa
35 Hafsah
36 Hilaria
37 Hebe
38 Hema
39 Hadassah
40 Hanga
41 Hilja
42 Haruna
43 Hersilia
44 Hyun-joo
45 Hadas
46 Hillevi
47 Haruka
48 Hodiah
49 Honora
50 Haylie
51 Héloïse
52 Hode
53 Halina
54 Hanako
55 Hoshi
56 Hena
57 Henrika
58 Hokulani
59 Hermione
60 Haunani
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