Hester?

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

I much prefer Esther. Hester is my mother in law's name.

Love Hester- Kate Winslet's character in Enigma was called Hester and she was very cool. Also love Vesper, but I got shot down here last time I brought that one up.

I....don't like it, I have to say. So similar to fester and hector.
Esther is nice.

Gosh I think it's hideous. Of all the lovely sounding names out there would one that sounds like a fork lift truck company?!

Not too keen on Esther either.

Sorry - why would one choose one that....

Early, I'm sleep deprived.

Sounds like a boys name to me. Reminds me of Carl Hester.

Love it. I know a Hester and she is fabulous and have never met another. Does mean she has to spell it out over the phone all the time though!

If I had another DD, she'd be Hester.

Hester is awful. I would feel sorry for a little girl named Hester.

An interesting choice, an understated and underused name. I love it.

My 9-month-old DD is called Hester, so, obviously, I think it's the best name evah. It does trip people up, though - she's been Esther loads, and forcibly sex-changed to Hector and Heston. The Hester Prynne associations didn't bother me.

I think it's probably the sort of name people say they love but round never actually give to their own child

Not the prettiest name in the world but perfectly functional.

Not a fan.

Personally not a fan but giving a name is such a personal thing. Sort of reminds me of Heston Blumenthall (is that his name? The celebrity chef) or a Nest, or even Hector? Not my favourite name sorry x

And how were you going to put with Tilly? Is it a middle name or a double barrel first name? Or surname? I like Tilly, can be short for Matilda although I know a Tilly who is literally just "Tilly" x

Nice but I honestly thought it was a boys name.

I don't like it unfortunately; it reminds me of Hester Mofet from silence of the lambs (I know there wasn't an actual character called that it still springs to mind!) or a frumpy spinster. I wouldn't like to be called Hester