Hidden Star

What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?

My name is somewhat controversial for some people, but my middle names work well with the first name.

Esther is the first middle name. It is found in the Bible as the hero or heroine of faith who saved her people from genocide. In Hebrew, it is given the value or meaning to hide. As Esther’s identity was hidden from the king , she hid her people from certain death. In Persian history, it is taken from the goddess Istar, meaning Star.

Maureen is the second name. It is of Irish descent, in the Gaelic, it is spelled and it is a diminutive of the name Mary.

As mentioned in early entries, my name is Jemima, which means dawn or handsome as the day.

Putting all three names together and using the first initials of my names,  my parents came up with my pet name as Jem.

Jemima, Esther, Maureen.  JEM.

I think that was really cool.