The first name Esther

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About the first name Esther

Meaning

The name Esther has an ancient debated etymology, often associated with a Persian word for “star”.

Historical origin

The name Esther is the name of the heroine of the biblical Book of Esther.

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The spread of Esther owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:es-terɛstœʁ

Frequency of the first name Esther by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Esther by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EstherLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Esther in baptisms by year.50037525012501630170217741846191819901630–1634 2 baptisms1755–1759 2 baptisms1760–1764 8 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1775–1779 8 baptisms1780–1784 4 baptisms1785–1789 14 baptisms1790–1794 10 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 76 baptisms1805–1809 154 baptisms1810–1814 166 baptisms1815–1819 252 baptisms1820–1824 318 baptisms1825–1829 218 baptisms1830–1834 248 baptisms1835–1839 224 baptisms1840–1844 196 baptisms1845–1849 180 baptisms1850–1854 124 baptisms1855–1859 100 baptisms1860–1864 58 baptisms1865–1869 76 baptisms1870–1874 38 baptisms1875–1879 32 baptisms1880–1884 24 baptisms1885–1889 18 baptisms1890–1894 20 baptisms1895–1899 10 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 14 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1965–1969 6 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1980–1984 6 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms

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