Hadassah

Meaning & origin

Hadassah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Jewish families. The name means "Myrtle tree, the fragrant evergreen of the Mediterranean hills — Hadassah is the Hebrew birth name of Queen Esther, the name she bore before she took a Persian throne and saved her people" and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Common among American, European, MiddleEastern, Israeli families, Hadassah carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Hadassah

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Hadassah resonates in either tradition.

How Hadassah sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Hadassah breaks down into 6 phonemes: /HH-AH-D-AE-S-AH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Hadassah — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Hadassah

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Hadassah maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.