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I love the name Esther! I forgot there was an Esther in "Meet Me In St. Louis", I like that movie. Couldn't ever use the name though, as we have a niece with this name. She's about 16 months old and just gorgeous. Her name is Esther Adelle, mn after great grandma.

I love Esther. I think it's very pretty. The only Esther I've ever met is the daughter of a missionary couple from my church - she's probably about 7 or 8 now.

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Esther Rose is nice. An old favorite of mine used to be Esther Maeve.

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Other ideas:

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Esther Calla
Esther Celia
Esther Charlotte
Esther Chloe
Esther Corinne
Esther Delilah
Esther Diane
Esther Helena
Esther Holly
Esther Joan
Esther Julia
Esther Karen
Esther Leah
Esther Lily
Esther Mara
Esther Mary
Esther Naomi
Esther Noelle
Esther Paige
Esther Pearl
Esther Sara
Esther Valerie
Esther Violet
Esther Zoe

I like Esther. I think it has a lovely, light sound without being frilly. My only problem with it (not a big one!) is that it sounds exactly like "ester" -- as in biochemistry.

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The only Esthers I can remember having met are a young Ethiopian girl, a 30-something Mexican American, and an old Anglo American woman.

Maybe you think it sounds like a star because it means "Star"! I love the name Esther and would def. use it. Although the Orphan movie put me off a bit.

I like it. It sounds a little like "Easter", but that isn't a big deal.

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People probably dislike it because, well, it IS an old lady name. The only Esther I knew was in her 60's. It really doesn't matter what people think, though.

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Possible combos:

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Esther Aveline
Esther Beatrice
Esther Claude
Esther Daria
Esther Evelyn
Esther Fawn
Esther Genevieve
Esther Hannah
Esther Irina
Esther Juliet
Esther Katherine
Esther Lillian
Esther Marisol
Esther Nicole
Esther Olivia
Esther Phillipa
Esther Quinn
Esther Rochelle
Esther Sarah
Esther Therese
Esther Ursula
Esther Vivienne
Esther Wilhelmina
Esther Xanthe
Esther Yvonne
Esther Zoe

Esther doesn't seem particularly old-ladyish to me. I don't really like it, but it sounds very timeless. I know an Ester probably in her late-20s. And I have a friend named Maia Esther, although I don't think middle names really count.

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For that matter, Edith and Eloise aren't old-ladyish to me either. They both sound cute and fresh and upbeat to me. Especially since I know a baby Eloise.

Esther is lovely, and I really don't see why so many people seem to consider it so ugly.

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I went to kindergarten with 2 twins named Esther and Elizabeth, I don't recall meeting other Esther's afterwards.

I like Esther too! It's quite popular here in Sweden right now (especially the spelling Ester) and I on't get the old-lady feeling at all. I've never met anyone named this either.

Esther Rose is lovely.

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Esther became a bit of a favourite for me this year. I am not sure why I warmed to it so much. I had a great-aunt called Esther and she was a lovely woman.

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You made me want to watch MMIST now:)

I know one Esther: Esther Maria, and she's a grandmother.

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It's always sounded vaguely medical to me or at least scientific: all those jokes about the research chemist's twins, Polly and Esther. It's very much nicer than Hester, but not as good as Stella. For non-joke twins, using Esther and Stella as mns would be a nice, subtle link.

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Have you read 'Scallagrigg"? (William Horwood) If I remember, the central character was Esther or had it as one of her names. Good book.

I like Esther a lot, the only bad association is that it sounds like esters in chemistry, but I'm such a geek that's not a very bad association for me.

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Esther Beatrice
Esther Boudicca
Esther Caroline
Esther Cecilia
Esther Claire
Esther Dolores
Esther Evangeline
Esther Fiona
Esther Gwendolen
Esther Jillian
Esther Lorraine
Esther Lucretia
Esther Magdalene
Esther Maria
Esther Patricia
Esther Rosaline
Esther Rose
Esther Sophronia
Esther Susannah
Esther Valeria
Esther Vivian
Esther Zenaida

I know two Esthers...

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both in high school. (Both also have red hair strangely enough, so I will always associate the name with it.) They're both extremely sweet girls.

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Esther Luna
Esther Alice
Esther Julia
Esther Therese
Esther Rosaline
Esther Rosalie
Esther June

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Mary Esther
Katherine Esther
Charlotte Esther
Rosemary Esther
Rosaline Esther
Theresa Esther

This message was edited 12/23/2009, 10:27 PM

I think Esther's lovely, though I prefer Hester.

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Esther Amabel
Esther Amélie
Esther Annabel
Esther Apolline
Esther Apollonia
Esther Artemisia
Esther Beatrice
Esther Beatrix
Esther Blythe
Esther Camellia
Esther Camille
Esther Caroline
Esther Catherine
Esther Clémence
Esther Clementine
Esther Clothilde
Esther Cordelia
Esther Cordula
Esther Cornelia
Esther Delphine
Esther Dorothea
Esther Eloise
Esther Emeline
Esther Emmeline
Esther Eugenia
Esther Eugenie
Esther Eulalia
Esther Eulalie

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Funny, I actually planned on asking pretty much the same questions on Esther later today. :-)

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I have a huge crush on this name at the moment. I never thought it would happen but it did ;-)

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I don't see Esther as too old-ladyish as I know two women my age (mid-20s) named this. And even if it was an "old-lady-name" - I tend to love those anyway; I love Mabel and Enid as well.
Hmmm, it's probably different in English-speaking countries but I know that a lot of people around here are put off of this name because of the chemical association, Esther - even "worse" yet Ester - and ester sound and look the same to them... Plus, they think this name has too harsh a ring to it, it's not "girly" enough. I used to think the same, but now, all of a sudden, I find this quality very attractive. Like dark chocolate.

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Anyways, I really, really like this name and if I were to use it, I would probably pair it with a family name of mine. Something like Esther Miriam, Esther Dorothea or Esther Lydia

Oh, I love Esther. Great meaning, great story behind it, and the potential nn Essie is adorable. Wether you are religious or not, the biblical Estehr is a pretty neat role model (stood up for what she believed in, risked her own life to save the rest of the Jews). If it wasn't my grandma's name, I'd use it as a first name, as it is I plan to use it as a middle name, partly after her and partly cause I just love it so much. So two thumbs up here.

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I don't like Esther Rose. The Rs run together too much.

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Esther Lucy
Esther Frances
Esther Florence
Esther Delphine
Esther Carys
Esther Grace
Esther Lillian
Esther Liat
Esther Noelle
Esther Sophia
Esther Eloise
Esther Sylvie
Esther Jemima
Esther Hope
Esther Catherine

I used to really hate it, but its quickly turning into a love. I used to think of it as really old lady, until I started following this 20 something's style blog. Her name is Esther and shes very rockstar and very pretty. She completely changed the image of the name for me.

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Esther Rose is very pretty!

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Esther Pearl
Esther Ruby
Esther Lucy
Esther Zoe
Esther Kate

This message was edited 12/23/2009, 10:09 PM

I like it. My maternal grandmother was named Esther May, and I know someone my age (16) named Esther Rose. I also like Esther Laurel, Esther Rosalie, and maybe Esther Cecily.

Pooh, how can people say Esther is disgusting? It is incredibly pretty, it's full of sharp, sparkling sounds. I would not use it myself but I would be beyond delighted to meet a little Esther. It does indeed have a starlike clarity to it. There is not a thing wrong with it.

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Because I admire Esther but think it's not for me, I've not played around with combos, but I might pair it like:

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Esther Daisy
Esther Viola
Esther Charlotte
Esther Gisele
Esther Claudia
Esther Minerva
Esther Lydia
Esther Octavia
Esther Ophelia
Esther Lucinda
Esther Lucy
Esther Penelope
Esther Rosaline
Esther Sylvia
Esther Zelda