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I much prefer Hester, though not enough to use it.

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Esther sounds like some chemical, or a body fluid.

Esther definitely! There's just something about the sound of Hester that I don't like.

Esther as a first name, Hester as a middle. I don't know why precisely... I like Hester, just not enough as a given name. In the middle I can appreciate her much more.

Esther's nice and classy... Move the h to the beginning and it sounds kinda ugly imo... like someone dropped the c from Chester and dropped it on a girl. Very few western H names have much appeal to me. (note I said very few and not none)

Hester!

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Cool namesake, and I like the sound. It's easier to say Hester than Esther... it's smoother or something, while there's a bit of a catch at the beginning of Esther.

This message was edited 12/3/2011, 11:17 AM

Esther...just sounds better to me.

I like Esther better (or better yet, Easter!)

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Hester is too hissy for me

Hester!

Definitely Esther.

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I don't know why though! Maybe because Hester sounds more like a boys name for some reason... or because Hester makes me think of hessian.

Esther. The H in Hester gives it a harsh quality, IMO.

Really dislike Hester, it reminds me of the plant hosta.