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This has also been used as a short form of Ernestina in Basque Country.
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I think this is a beautiful European and Hebrew name. It is both modern (a standalone name) and traditional (as a diminutive of Esther). It means sweet in Basque. It's short and can be easily pronounced in many languages. It is unique and you can hardly find any references to Esti online (as of 2018) - most is of Ezti, Esty, or other variations.
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It's a bit like eesti which is Estonian for Estonia.
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I seriously discourage using this name in Canada. "Esti" is a French-Canadian swear that doesn't really have an English equivalent. It's derived from "hostie", which is the bread they have in Catholic churches, and is sometimes shortened to "'sti". People say it with the same frequency that they'd use the F word, and while it's considered a lesser swear, it's still a bad word.
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Estivalia… beautiful! Gorgeous word. ^^ Estitxu and Estibalitz are also really beautiful. I also really like it as a nickname for Esther.
I heard that it does, indeed, have something to do with “Star” or something akin to that. That little pronunciation thing offered helped a lot, too; I had been saying it “ESS-tee”, which sounds a little too close to “Estee”. I like it.
Also, here’s to assuming that “Esty” is just a variant of “Esti” or “Ezti”, and basically is just spelled with a ‘Y’?
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I heard that it does, indeed, have something to do with “Star” or something akin to that. That little pronunciation thing offered helped a lot, too; I had been saying it “ESS-tee”, which sounds a little too close to “Estee”. I like it.
Also, here’s to assuming that “Esty” is just a variant of “Esti” or “Ezti”, and basically is just spelled with a ‘Y’?
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Esti is the short version of Estibalitz or Estibaliz. A popular name in the Basque Country--there is a church named after the virgin of Estibaliz in the Basque province of Araba--originally it comes from the Latin word "Estivalia," summer time.
Ezti, not Esti, means "honey, sweet" in Basque.
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Ezti, not Esti, means "honey, sweet" in Basque.
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Pronounced (in Basque) ESH-tee, but with the "sh" said while the tip of the tongue is close to the roof of the mouth.
Taken from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Basque/Pronunciation :
"'S' is probably the trickiest sound of all. It is not like the English 's', but rather like the one used in Castillian Spanish. It sort of sounds like English 'sh', but is much softer. In effect, it is produced by putting the tip of your tongue at the back of your top front teeth when saying 's'. It takes a bit of practice."
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Taken from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Basque/Pronunciation :
"'S' is probably the trickiest sound of all. It is not like the English 's', but rather like the one used in Castillian Spanish. It sort of sounds like English 'sh', but is much softer. In effect, it is produced by putting the tip of your tongue at the back of your top front teeth when saying 's'. It takes a bit of practice."
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Short form of the Quebec-French word hoesti, which means dammit or fu-k.
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Esti is a nickname in Israel for girls named Esther.
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There is an Israeli model named Esti Ginzburg.
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Esti is also a Hebrew diminutive of Esther. The aforementioned Israeli model Esti Ginzburg is a famous bearer of the name.
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Hello, I'm new to this site, and wanted to look up some names. I noticed that you didn't have my girlfriend's name in the list. I've gone through a little research and her name comes from French, with Wale-ish background. The name of my girlfriend is Esty. Her name means = Bright star, or Brightness all around. In French, it means this anyways.
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It sounds really elegant.
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Would make a beautiful middle name.
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The original name is Estibaliz and variants are: Estitxu, Estibalitz, Esti.
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