Esther?

[katiecubs]

is this a nice name or am i going mad?

It is a lovely name

so is Hester

Lovely. I know one with nn Tessie, and another with nn Ellie/Elle

I think it's a lovely name - my greatgrandmother's name.

I'm only put of it slightly by Madonna who took it as her Kaballah name - but I may have been the only person to have read that...

Lovely

Love Esther!

Unfortunately DP finds it harsh (in his language rather than in English) and was not to be covinced.

Lovely.

Love Esther

ok so not so mad then

i was thinking of using ettie for short, any thoughts on that?

Love it! Also love Hester and Aster.

Ettie is very cute.

I quite like it.

Also like Estella and Aurora.

Like the sound of it but prefer the spelling Hester. Ettie is great. dh vetoed this for me.

Ettie is lovely.

Is Hester pronounced the same then? i.e just a differant spelling of esther?

I don't like Ettie. I'd just use Esther which I love.
I don't see the need for a nickname.

I love it. DP doesn't. There's a theme on this thread [mutters about bloody men and their crap taste]

Love it; its the name of Judy Garlands character in Meet Me In St Louis. DH isnt keen, but I think its gorgeous!

Beautiful! Tessie is so sweet as a nickname, love that idea. Not so keen on Ettie myself, feels a bit bland/Victorian scullerymaid but I know I'm overly picky.

katiecubs Hester is pronounced like its spelt, with the 'h' (at least that's how I've heard it).

funnily my DP actually really likes it!

Great name. Some sort of biblical queen,isn't it? Another one here whose dp vetoed it.

Makes me think of Esther Rantzen

fabulous name

All the Esthers I have ever known did not have nicknames or diminutives. It is a lovely name - stems from the Persian queen who saved the Jews from genocide.

Lovely, and will become more popular, imo. It was in the top 20 in NYC a couple of years ago. I love Etta as a nn (love Etta James...)