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Hadassah - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hadassah
 
 

 


The girl name Hadassah [ syll. ha-das-sah, had-ass-ah ] is pronounced as HHAADah-ah- KEY. Hadassah is primarily used in the English and Hebrew languages. It is of Hebrew origin. Biblical name derived from the word 'hadas' meaning myrtle, myrtle tree. The name was borne in the Bible by Queen Esther; Esther was the Persian form of the name. Hadassah is still used as a modern Hebrew name. The German name Hadassa is a variant form of the name.

Hadassah is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Hadassah include the Arabic Hadya, the English Haidee, the English Hattie, the German Haydee, the Scandinavian Heda, the German and Scandinavian Hedda, the English and German Hedi, the English and German Hedy, the German Heidi, the Dutch, English, and German Heidy, the English and German Hetty, and the German Heide.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Hadassah: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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