First names in Hebrew

First name Essie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אסתר

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Essie is written אסתר

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Essie mean?

Meaning: pet form of Esther: probably "star"; linked to "hidden"
Origin: Persian

Essie is an affectionate English form of Esther, common in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and still heard in Jewish families as a tender name for an Esther. At its source stands the queen of Purim, whose name is traced to the Persian for “star”, and in which the sages also hear the Hebrew hester, “hidden”.

Gematria

Essie = 661

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אסתר has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• סthe letter Samekh60
• תthe letter Tav400
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total661

Written אסי (as it sounds in English), Essie is worth 71.

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Essie, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Essie, in nine pages

• Essie, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Essie
• Essie, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Essie in three answers

How do you write Essie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Essie is written אסתר. Essie is an English pet form of Esther, אסתר in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אסי.

What is the gematria value of Essie?
Written אסתר, Essie is worth 661: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Resh (200). Written אסי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 71.

What does Essie mean?
Pet form of Esther: probably "star"; linked to "hidden (origin: Persian). Essie is an affectionate English form of Esther, common in America in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and still heard in Jewish families as a tender name for an Esther. At its source stands the queen of Purim, whose name is traced to the Persian for “star”, and in which the sages also hear the Hebrew hester, “hidden”.