Given name · Russian
Есфирь
“star”
Есфирь (Jesfírʹ) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Esfirʹ.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Есфирь comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Есфирь developed from Ἐσθήρ.
Есфирь’s family of names
In Russian usage, Есфирь developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἐσθήρ. In Russian usage, Есфирь has a conventional equivalent in the French form Esther. In Russian usage, Есфирь has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ESTERA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Есфирь has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Есфирь comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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