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The meaning and history of the name Hester.


HESTER

Latin 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.


Usage: Biblical Latin, English
Popularity: *Popularity is given by the percentage of usage over the years.