Esther
إسترIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Star (a Persian word)
- For
- A girl
- Origin
- Hebrew, Persian
- Other spellings
- Ester, Hester
Islamic naming guidance
- Permissible
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources
The heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible, a queen of Persia. The name is usually derived from the Persian word for star, but some scholars link it to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar. Low confidence: a scholar's call.
Confidence: low
Sources
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