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What does Ess mean?

Ess Pronunciation of Ess as a name for girls is of Persian origin, and the meaning of the name Ess is "myrtle, bride; star". Ess is a variant form of Esther (Persian).

ENDS WITH -ess

ASSOCIATED WITH star

Variations

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ESTHER Essie, Essy, Esta, Estee, Ester, Etti, Etty

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ess Tallulah (E.T.), ..

How popular is Ess?

Ess is a rare first name for females but a very popular last name for all people (#39499 out of 150436, Top 26%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Essie, Esta, Ester (#1747 LAST YEAR) and Esther (#153) are the popular alternative forms of Ess (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000. These forms of Ess reached the top of their popularity a century ago (AVERAGE #273) and have become significantly less widespread since (#1475, 86.8% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Esther becoming less fashionable. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Essie, Esta, Ester, Esther in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ester, Esther outside U.S.

Similar Names

Ess is alike in pronunciation to Ase. Another recommended sound-alike name is Els. Like Ess, these names are not commonly used.

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