Hester?

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Opinions please, would be to go with Tilly. Thank you!

I really like the name Hester, unusual and pretty. I'd have it on my list for my second daughter, but my name begins with an H and I didn't want my children to have the same initials as me.

Is Tilly the middle name or Hester? Or is Tilly Hester's sister? Whatever the answer, I like Hester as well as the similar sounding Esther.

I'm sorry, I don't like it - It reminds me of fester from the Adams family (is that even correct?) I love Tilly though

I know a Hester and an Esther. Both are mid to late 30s now.
Love both names.

Love it.

Sorry i wasn't very clear in my first post, Tilly is our 2 year old not a middle name for Hester. Please keep opinions coming!

I really like Hester, cool and classic.

I never come on baby name threads but this is on active and I couldn't resist because I love it. One of my favourite names

Sorry, I'm not keen.

Is Tilly just Tilly or is it short for something else?

I like Esther much more.

Hester is lovely.

Gosh, google The Scarlett Letter, Hester is a tragic character in a famous American novel

Hester is lovely

Like the name but makes me think of Hester Prynne, sorry.

I prefer Esther and it goes well with Tilly.

Not keen. A bit odd sounding. Esther is much nicer.

Absolutely! I've grown to love Hester!

I much prefer Esther, which is beautiful.

Hester makes me think of Hester Prynne, too.

Love it. Reminds me of the brave hare in the Phillip Pullman trilogy.

Love it - beautiful name - prefer it to Esther

Hester is hideous, in my opinion.

Esther is by far preferable though I wouldn't say I'm massive keen on that either.

As a younger sibling to Tilly I'd feel very short changed if I got Hester.

Love it. It's a name from a Jilly cooper book and it's fab

The Hester I know often goes by Hetty. She wears both names very well.

Love it!

Gorgeous.

Much prefer Esther myself but both nice in being uncommon but not that unusual - should be no issues over spelling - definitely not for Hester anyway. Known 3 Esthers, no Hesters. To me Hester seems an older name than Tilly though - Hester Prynne again.