Hadassah
hah-DAH-sah
A biblical Hebrew name meaning “myrtle,” best known as the original name of Esther.
Meaning
Hadassah is the Hebrew name traditionally associated with Esther in the Bible. The excerpts explicitly gloss it as “the Myrtle,” and one also connects it with the idea of a myrtle tree. Later sources note it as Esther’s other name and show that it was occasionally used as a given name in English records.
Origin
Hebrewfeminine
Fun fact
The name appears in English Puritan-era records, including spellings like Hadasa and Hadassah.