Ester or Zehava

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I like both but worry Ester will be spelt as 'Esther'. It'll be after a relative that's passed on so it has to be Ester (nickname Essie)

I also like Zehava. It means Golden

I love Esther, beautiful name I

Ester (Essie) is lovely. It will get spelled Esther, but I prefer it to Zehava.

Yes Ester will sonetimes be to Esther. Don't let that spoil it for you.

Yes, give your child a strange spelling, it will be spelt wrong more often than not. Your choice though. Don't be one of those parents who are awkward for the sake of it. If it will worry you - don't choose it.

I've lived all my life with a strange name that sounds like a common one. I've even had banks tell me I'm wrong! And my Post Office Travel Card was put in the wrong name even though she'd seen my passport!

Love Ethther!

Don't force your poor child to spend their life going 'no, you spell it like this'

Use as a middle name.to honour your relatives

Ester isn't an unusual spelling

Ester is an unusual spelling - it’s usually spelled Esther. It’s a lovely name.

Both names are lovely. For what it’s worth, I would spell the first name ‘Ester’ any other spelling would be unusual.
Whether or not the spelling is considered odd will entirely depend on the geographical location/origin/worldliness of the person making the judgement. So try not to worry.

Ester. Everywhere is multicultural now so not an issue it’s not the traditional (for us) spelling.

One of my kids has a common classic name which has 2 ways of spelling, I picked the slightly more standard spelling over the other one (which I preferred) to avoid dc having to keep correcting people. Wish I'd not bothered, it is constantly spelt wrongly anyway, in fact I didn't realise there were so many ways people could manage to spell it.

I think Zehava has as much chance of being spelt wrong as Ester, so I'd take spelling out of the equation.

Which do you prefer? Ester gets my vote.

It is in the UK.Normal spelling is Esther.

I like Esther, but Ester / ester is the name given to a class of fragrant compounds, in chemistry, so would be a strange spelling.

Someone I know called Esther gets her name spelt incorrectly as Ester more often than the correct spelling!

I like Zehava best out of the two.

By the way, who cares if you have to spell your name....even the most common names often have various spellings

Claire/Clare
Stuart/Stewart
Anthony/Antony

We have an Esther. Her name is routinely spelt as "Ester", "Estar" and even "Esta". Honestly, no one can spell it, including educated adults... it's a bit baffling, especially as Esther Rantzen has been famous for about 50yrs. So I'd prepare for the fact that it will be spelt in all sorts of ways by people.

It's a lovely name though. We also call our Esther "Essie" as a nickname.

I've never seen it before. Have known several Esthers.

Do you spend your life having your name spelled wrongly?

I do.

It's a pain.

To me (an) Ester is a specific type of chemical, so I'd chose Esther.

I have a very easy short surname but people often mistake one letter for another so I always spell it out after I've said it.

I've never seen the Ester spelling...but all you'd have to say is it's Ester without the H.

Loads of names have various spellings

I love Hester. Less keen on Ester but I'm sure people will cope with learning the spelling.

Ester is lovely and that's the way it's spelled in many countries. It's a biblical name and some Bibles have the whole book of Ester with that spelling.
Go for whichever name you love most.

How about Estie? A friends mum is called that and I’ve always loved it.

Yes, because the h is not pronounced.

I'd spell it Ester if it has more meaning to your family