Names Like Hester — Find Similar Baby Names
Hester is a 6-letter English girls' name meaning “Variant Of Esther.”. This page collects 112 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Hesper and Heather, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ter like Alter and Ester, and names sharing the “esther” concept like Eistir and Ester.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Hester
24 baby names that differ from Hester by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesper | 1 | Evening Star | Greek | Female |
| Heather | 2 | A Flowering Evergreen Plant That Thrives On Peaty Barren Lands As I... | English | Female |
| Heber | 2 | Partner. Heber Was A Biblical Ancestor Of Abraham. | Hebrew | Male |
| Hector | 2 | Steadfast | Greek | Male |
| Heitor | 2 | Variant Of Hector. | Spanish | Male |
| Helder | 2 | English | Male | |
| Helmer | 2 | Wrath Of The Warrior HENDRIK,HENRIK,HENERIK, HARRY, HENNING, HENRI,... | German | Male |
| Hestia | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Hearth And Home) | Greek | Female |
| Haesel | 3 | Nut | English | Female |
| Harper | 3 | Harpist | English | Male |
| Harte | 3 | Strong: Brave. Surname. | English | Male |
| Haskel | 3 | Intellect.Variant, Haskell, Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
| Haslet | 3 | From The Hazel-Tree Land | English | Male |
| Heath | 3 | Untended Land Where Flowering Shrubs Grow. Surname And Place-Name. | English | Male |
| Heaven | 3 | From The Heavens. | American | Female |
| Hebe | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Youthful Beauty) | Greek | Female |
| Hecate | 3 | Greek Goddess Of Fertility Who Later Became Associated With Perseph... | Greek | Female |
| Hehet | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Immeasurable) | Egyptian | Female |
| Heide | 3 | Little Miss. Abbreviation Of Adelheid. | German | Female |
| Helen | 3 | Light | Greek | Female |
| Helle | 3 | Myth Name (Daughter Of Athamas) | Greek | Female |
| Helton | 3 | From The Hillslope Estate | English | Male |
| Hemera | 3 | Myth Name (Day) | Greek | Female |
| Henley | 3 | English | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Hester’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
6-Letter H-Names Like Hester
24 names that share Hester's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hester's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Hester
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Hester.
Names That Rhyme with Hester
18 baby names that share Hester's last 3 letters — -ter. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter | Old | Hebrew | Male |
| Ester | Star. Form Of Persian Esther.Myrtle Leaf. A Young Hebrew Woman In T... | Spanish | Female |
| Peter | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Auster | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Carter | Drives A Cart | English | Male |
| Caster | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Colter | Horse Herdsman | English | Male |
| Dexter | Name Taken From Heraldry | French | Male |
| Dieter | Gifted Ruler. Variant Of Diederick. | German | Male |
| Easter | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Dawn).Variant, Eostre, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Eszter | Star | Hebrew | Female |
| Foster | Keeps The Forest Forest-Ranger Surname. | English | Male |
| Holter | Hunter | English | Male |
| Hunter | Hunter | English | Male |
| Kester | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Lester | Fortified Place. | English | Male |
| Porter | Gatekeeper | French | Male |
| Ritter | Knight | German | Male |
Names That Start Like Hester
8 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hester — Hes-. Good for parents who like Hester's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hessa | Destiny | Arabic | Female |
| Hesper | Evening Star | Greek | Female |
| Hestia | Myth Name (Goddess Of Hearth And Home) | Greek | Female |
| Hesutu | Yellow Jacket's Nest Rising Out Of The Ground (Miwok) | Native American | Male |
| Hesione | Myth Name (Daughter Of Laomedon) | Greek | Female |
| Hesperia | Myth Name (One Of The Hesperides) | Greek | Female |
| Hesperos | Evening Star | Greek | Male |
| Heskovizenako | Cheyenne Name Meaning " Porcupine Bear." | Native American | Male |