Hester \he(s)-ter\ as a girl's name is pronounced HESS-ter. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Hester is "star". Variant of Esther. Literary: Hester Prynne is the much put-upon heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlett Letter".

Hester has 4 variant forms: Hesther, Hestia, Hettie and Hetty.

For more information, see also the related name Asta.