I have two Esthers in my school, both are Jewish and red-heads in fact. And one of them is from Russia. I love
Esther though the sound put me off at first. It makes me think of a pretty red-head girl. A couple of months ago I was told my dad has a half-sister named
Esther. Personally though, I'd use
Hadassah instead. It's even more underused yet really pretty.