Hester. Your thoughts please

[Swishyswashy]

Do you like it? OH not at all sure, I think it's lovely. I know it's probably a bit love or hate, but any thoughts? Thanks

Like it :-)

Absolutely love it!

Always makes me think of fester.

This was the name of a teacher of mine and I always thought it didn't seem like a proper name. I don't hate it but it does still seem a bit made up to me.

Like it a lot. I really like Nesta as well!

Can't explain why, there's no good reason, but much, much prefer Esther. Softer somehow? Maybe if your OH isn't sold he would go for that?

DH loves it and I hate it. It sounds like a witch.

I don't like it at all.

I'm really sorry but Hester, Esther, fester etc all sound like witches to me.

I know of a little Esther too, and I always struggle with it (totally my issue!)

I'm not keen. It sounds a bit fussy and old to me. I much prefer Esther-much softer.

Lovely. Ignore all the haterz .

Love it!! It's gorgeous

Thumbs up!

I love it. Hester is the name of Lee Scoresby's hare shaped daemon in Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy. Hester is wise, loyal and utterly devoted to Lee. Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling!

Also the surname of one of team GBs gold medal winning dressage riders.

Lovely, was on my shortlist

Love it. Brilliant name.

There's some spooky classic children's book with a Hester in it (a ghost girl, perhaps??). Anyone remember what the book is?

I personally don't like the sound of it.

There is a reason why it is not more popular than it is. I have not ever met a child called this and would associate it with an old battleaxe.

I prefer Esther.

I prefer Ester too, seems easier to say somehow. Hester reminds me of Fresh Fields, a tv sit com from the 80's, was my Gran's favourite show, lol

I really like Hester - simple and elegant.

Cilla Your book perhaps sounds a bit like Lucy M Boston's 'The Children of Green Knowe' (about a benevolently haunted house)
or there is Twin Spell, by Janet Lunn (about a haunted doll)

I've been trying to figure out why I don't like Hester, because I do like Esther. I think it's because it sounds a bit like hesitate or hesitant.

It also sounds to me like someone who normally drops their aitches who is trying to sound posh while saying Esther. That's completely illogical, because you could make the reverse argument about Esther. I guess I knew the name Esther before I ever encountered Hester.

I don't like but I don't really know why.

It's a bit like Dorcas, interesting name but just clunky(?) if that makes sense!

Cringe - sorry

I don't like it. Not Esther. They remind me of fester and sound unpleasant to me.

Not Esther either that is supposed to say.