First names in Hebrew

First name Esty: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אסתר

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Esty is written אסתר

RecommendedאסתרThe original spellingEsty is a pet form of Esther, אסתר in Hebrew.Value: 661

אסתיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 471

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 Esty mean?

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

Esty is the pet form of Esther used every day in Jewish families, in Orthodox communities in America and in Hebrew alike, where it is written אסתי. 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

Esty = 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 אסתי (as it sounds in English), Esty is worth 471.

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 Esty, 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

Esty, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Esty in three answers

How do you write Esty in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Esty is written אסתר. Esty is a pet form of Esther, אסתר in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אסתי.

What is the gematria value of Esty?
Written אסתר, Esty is worth 661: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Resh (200). Written אסתי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 471.

What does Esty mean?
Pet form of Esther: probably "star"; linked to "hidden (origin: Persian). Esty is the pet form of Esther used every day in Jewish families, in Orthodox communities in America and in Hebrew alike, where it is written אסתי. 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”.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).