Female first name (German, Scandinavian, Slavic): Ester; star; Old Persian (Old Testament); star = the star, in the Bible is Esther, a Jewish wife of a Persian king (see Book of Esther, AT); next 'star (?) '(asterisk) is also' Ishtar '(Name of a Persian goddess) as a possible origin Derived from the Hebrew name Esther, the Old Testament Bible character, made in greek and latin Esther, meaning star. It is probably an adaptation dall'assiro-Babylonian Ishtar, the ancient name of the goddess of Mesopotamian mythology, capable of charitable deeds (love, compassion, vegetation, maternity) but also demonic (war and storms).