Other Girls' Names:

Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa

Esther, Starr, Stella

Esther comes possibly from a Persian word meaning "star." Hester is a medieval English form of Esther. I have listed other names meaning "star" as well.

Pet forms: Essie
Related Names: Hester, Estelle, Estella

Arabic† Astir, Falak, Izar, Izarra, Anjum, Maysan
Armenian† Yester
Basque Izar, Izarra, Azar
Breton Steren
Bulgarian† Stella
Catalan Ester, Estella
Croatian Danica ("morning star")
Czech Stela, Estela
Danish Ester, Asta
Dutch Ester, Sterre
Estonian Astrella, Astella
Finnish  Esteri, Tahti
Flemish Hester
French Esther, Estelle
Galician Ester, Estrela, Estela
German Esther
Greek† Hesper, Stavroula, Esthir, Estir
Hawaiian Kela
Hebrew † Ester, Cochava
Hungarian Eszter
Icelandic Stella
Irish Gaelic Eistir, R้altํn
Italian Stella
Latvian Estere
Lithuanian Estela, Estera, Estrela, Estréja
Norwegian Ester
Polish Ester
Portuguese Ester, Estrela
Romanian Stela, Estera
Russian† Yesfir
Scottish Gaelic .
Spanish Ester, Estrella
Swedish Ester
Welsh Seren
Yiddish Ester, Esteri, Sterna, Sterlein, Sterel

* Names have approximately the same meaning, but no other lingustic connection

† Language does not use the Latin alphabet, so spellings are approximated based on sound.

Boys' Names:

Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Charles
Christopher
Daniel
David
Den(n)is
Edward
Eugene
Francis, Frank
Frederick
Gabriel
George
Gerald, Gerard
Gregory
Henry
Isaac
James, Jacob
Joachim
John
Joseph
Julian
Justin
Laurence, Larry
Leonard
Louis, Lewis
Luke, Lucas
Mark, Marcus
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nicholas
Paul
Peter
Phil(l)ip
Ralph
Richard
Robert
Samuel
Sebastian
Simon
Stephen, Steven
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Victor
Vincent
William
Zachary

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