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Derived from the Old Persian word 'stāra', meaning star. In the Hebrew Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen of Persia who saved her people from execution, making the name a symbol of courage and divine providence.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Competitive swimmer and MGM movie star
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and historian
Nobel Prize-winning economist
The main narrator and protagonist of Bleak House · Bleak House
The protagonist of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel · The Bell Jar
Emmy-winning actress known for Good Times
First female Justice of the Peace in the United States
