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Comments for HESTER:
Hester has also been used in North America to create a new name. The name derived from Hester is Hessy. It comes from people shortening the name of Hester to just Hes in an affectionate manner. Later some people have adjusted the affectionate form of Hes to Hessy.-- Anonymous User 9/13/2005
Hester Prynne is the main character of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, "The Scarlet Letter".-- Sedalyn 11/30/2005
This name is unigue, different and odd. Odd meaning a very good way. Hester is a pretty name. You don't hear it often. What the world needs is more unigue names, like this one!-- Miamaya 6/7/2006
Hester Moore is the name of a character in Libba Bray's novel, A Great and Terrible Beauty.-- websurfer 6/17/2006
Hester Worsley is a character in Oscar Wilde's play "A Woman Of No Importance".-- dollrock 10/17/2006
Hester is not medieval. It is the Greek variant of Esther and means "star." Probably related to Hesperus which is the evening star.-- Anonymous User 2/5/2007
It IS medieval; it's the medieval version of the older name.-- Anonymous User 4/23/2007
Hester is one of the main characters in Philip Reeves Mortal Engines quartet.-- Luangi 4/29/2007
Hester is a character in Philip Pullman's book, 'Northern Lights' (released as 'The Golden Compass' in the United States). She is the 'daemon' (external anima) of the Texan balloonist, Lee Scoresby, and takes the form of a hare.-- Elspeth 5/15/2007
I don't really like this name. It sounds a bit un-feminine to me. Esther is better though.-- freeserve.co.uk 7/25/2007
I really don't like this name. It's sounds so harsh and cold to me. I much prefer the (sort of) similar Hestia.-- Calla Rose 7/30/2007
Sounds a bit mannish to me. I'd never use it for a child of mine. However, Esther is pretty and feminine.-- freeserve.co.uk 9/5/2007
Hester (Hetty) Sorrel is a character in George Eliot's novel "Adam Bede."-- Kate 11/16/2007
I'm rather fond of Hester -- furthermore, Hetty's a darling nickname.-- Wordsmith 2/28/2008
Means "horses" in Norwegian.-- Anonymous User 3/30/2008
I'm sure this name is unisex. There was a C19 American politician called Hestor L. Stevens and I've seen a male bearer of this name in some other fiction. I do prefer it with an O and for a guy.-- SongsOfDragons 5/5/2008
I prefer this to Esther. I really do. Esther sounds like a word to me, Hester doesn't (although it means "horses" in Swedish or what was it?).-- LoQuiero 5/16/2008
It's prettier than Esther, and it doesn't sound as old-fashioned and so much like the name of some old, unattractive woman. This is one of the few names ending in -er that sound feminine, yet the name isn't too girly. The problem is that it kind of makes me think of a horse because of the Swedish word for 'horse', 'häst', which is pronounced ''HEST''. Besides, I wouldn't want the name of my child to be a variant of any name with a religious background.-- slight night shiver 6/1/2008
This was my grandmother's name, but I didn't know until after her funeral. Everyone she knew just called her Hessie. I like the meaning of "star", but like Esther, it has a very harsh, dry sound. I can't imagine it on a little girl, just on grandmothers.-- Undine 3/6/2009
Seriously - how could anyone, after reading The Scarlet Letter, NOT like this name? It's a little old-fashioned, but certainly not hopeless. Hester Prynne had a lot of guts - and after a generation of Tiffanys, Jessicas, and Madisons, America definitely needs an influx of gutsier, stronger girls' names!-- kkgnoise 2/2/2011
I love this name! It has a lovely soft H in front of it. :) My great-grandmother's name was Hester Jane, which I think is a very beautiful name.-- Alie.Meilian 2/18/2011
In a hypothetical world where associations mean nothing, Hester Guinevere as a combination would be amazing.-- vomiting 3/14/2011
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