Hadassah (first name)
Hadassah ( Hebrew : הֲדַסָּה) is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the Hebrew הֲדַס (hadas) and myrtle tree . In the Old Testament , this is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther .
Variants are Hadas and Hadasa (Hebrew) and Hode and Hodel ( Yiddish ).
Well-known namesake
- Hadassah Emmerich (* 1974), Dutch painter
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hadassah. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .