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In Anne of Avonlea, Anne and her friends discover an abandoned garden that belonged to Hester Gray, who died at a young age in the garden, thirty years before. (I know it’s by no means famous but that chapter in the book is so beautiful and romantic, it makes me love the name more, and besides, L. M. Montgomery always chose the best names).
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Sounds kind of Goth.
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There’s a very alluring charm about the name Hester.
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Hester Kaplan is an American short story writer, and novelist.
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Hester Goodsell is a British rower and music teacher.
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Hester Adrian, Baroness Adrian, DBE (née Pinsent; 1899 – 1966) was a British mental health worker.
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So beautiful and elegant. I like Esther too.
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I love the name Hester. It is a unique name but it's still beautiful. Every time I hear the name I feel happy and warm inside. And to those people who don't like it, I hope you will one-day see the beauty in it. AND I PERSONALLY LOVE IT:)
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Also used in Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Hester [noted -ed]
And Flemish: http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Hester&sort=alpha
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And Flemish: http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Hester&sort=alpha
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Hester is such a lovely, soft-sounding name. I like Hester and Esther equally, I think they should be used more!
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Personally, I like Hester better than Esther.
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I like Hester, I think it is a name that denotes maturity, strength and courage. I think I'm one of the few who prefer it to Esther, that seems a bit boring to me. I like Hester better, it has style, class and even has a mysterious air. Yes, I wish I would hear it more out there.
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Hester Prynne.
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I prefer my friend's name, obviously. This is just a weird *inspired* name from Esther.
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Ugh...I prefer Esther.
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Famous bearer Hester Doyle from Scream Queens.
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I prefer this over Esther.
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Usage: English (Puritan, Rare)
Hester Prynne is a young Puritan woman who was forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her chest after refusing to reveal the identity of the man who fathered her child. [noted -ed]
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Hester Prynne is a young Puritan woman who was forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her chest after refusing to reveal the identity of the man who fathered her child. [noted -ed]
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Hester Sherwood is one of the four female characters in Alma De Groen's 2002 play WICKED SISTERS. She is an active and clever computer scientist, feminist and environmentalist who ends up surviving as a cleaner. She has been played by Valerie Bader, Kris McQuade and Jude Parry.
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One of the Three Witches of Room 66 in the School for Good and Evil Series is named Hester. She’s one of my favorite characters in the series so this name has a positive connotation for me.
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I like Hester, Ester, and Esther - they’re very elegant and resilient-sounding.
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In 2018, 87 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Hester who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 2, 949th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
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Anyone who thinks of Hester and/or Esther as unisex names has more than one screw loose in their noggin. I like both names although Hester sounds more like it belongs to the past.
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I knew a Hester once. Personally I wouldn't consider this name for my child, but I think it's a beautiful name for a 40-50 year old strong willed, important African American woman (think 'Hidden Figures')
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Lady Hester Stanhope was a British socialite, adventurer and traveler. Her archaeological expedition to Ashkelon in 1815 is considered the first modern excavation in the history of Holy Land archeology. Her use of a medieval Italian document is described as "one of the earliest uses of textual sources by field archaeologists".
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Very lovely name... only for girls.
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I hate it on boys, yet love it on girls.
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Hester is an anagram of Esther.
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Ugly ugly ugly name.
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Can't decide if I like this or not... On one hand, it sounds like a boy's name (probably because of Devon Hester of the Chicago Bears) but on the other it sounds like an interesting yet underrated girl's name. But it really does remind me of the Scarlett letter, and I've never even read that book.
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Hester Collyer is one of the main characters in the film The Deep Blue Sea, which is based on a play by Terence Rattigan.
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In a hypothetical world where associations mean nothing, Hester Guinevere as a combination would be amazing.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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?).
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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.
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Means "horses" in Norwegian.
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I'm rather fond of Hester -- furthermore, Hetty's a darling nickname.
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Hester (Hetty) Sorrel is a character in George Eliot's novel "Adam Bede."
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Sounds a bit mannish to me. I'd never use it for a child of mine. However, Esther is pretty and feminine.
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I really don't like this name. It's sounds so harsh and cold to me. I much prefer the (sort of) similar Hestia.
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I don't really like this name. It sounds a bit un-feminine to me. Esther is better though.
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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.
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Hester is one of the main characters in Philip Reeves Mortal Engines quartet.
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Hester is not medieval. It is the Greek variant of Esther and means "star." Probably related to Hesperus which is the evening star.
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It IS medieval; it's the medieval version of the older name.
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Hester Worsley is a character in Oscar Wilde's play "A Woman Of No Importance".
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Hester Moore is the name of a character in Libba Bray's novel, A Great and Terrible Beauty.
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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!
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Hester Prynne is the main character of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, "The Scarlet Letter".
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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.
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