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Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Hadassah

hah-DAH-sah · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
myrtle tree; Esther's Hebrew name
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#532
2024 births572
Peak year2024
First appeared1910
Total US births8,771
2024 peak19101939196719962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hadi
Alternate spellings
HadasaHadassa
In other languages
Hadassah (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Hadassah

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