A Dictionary of First Names. Origin and Meaning of Names.
A Dictionary of First Names. Origin and Meaning of Names.
 







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Origin and Meaning of the Name Easter

Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Easter

Old English

Usage of the Name Easter

English

Meaning of the Name Easter

The name Easter comes from the name of the Christian feast, which is derived from the Old English word "Eastre". This word is derived from Ēostre, the name of an Old English goddess of spring (cognate to the German goddess Ostara). The name was given to children born on Easter.

Famous bearers

Bearers include Anna Easter Brown (1879 - 1957), an American female academic, writer, and history teacher; Anne Easter Smith, an English-American female historical novelist.

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