Hadassah

huh·DAH·suh · 3 syllables

Hadassah is distinctive.

Meaning: Myrtle tree — Hebrew.

90/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Mostly read correctly
Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns: huh-DAH-suh. Commonly mispronounced as huh-DASS-uh.
88/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
Shortens naturally in everyday use, with two established short forms.
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

DOCUMENTED USE: Feminine
COMMON FORMS: Hadas; Dassah
CLOSE SPELLINGS: Hadassa
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS: Hodel; Hode

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Myrtle tree (Hebrew). All sources agree the surface meaning of Hadassah is 'myrtle tree,' but Abarim Publications specifically flags that the ultimate root verb underlying the Hebrew noun 'hadas' is not established with certainty — meaning the deepest layer of the etymology (why the myrtle was called that) is unresolved, even though the name-to-word connection ('Hadassah' = 'myrtle', feminized) itself is not in dispute among the sources checked.

הֲדַסָּה (Hebrew).

POPULARITY

Hadassah over time

United States

#570RANK

Rank #570 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #570 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

huh·DAH·suh

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS

Hadas
Dassah

CLOSE SPELLINGS

Hadassa

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS

Hadasa (Biblical German, Portuguese)
HodelYiddish
HodeYiddish

Cultural Footprint

TRACEABLE ORIGIN

Queen Esther / Hadassah of the Book of Estherbiblical
Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of Americainstitutional use, funds Hadassah Medical Center in Israel
Hadassah Lieberman (b. 1948)Era
Hadassah Rosensaft (1912-1997)Era

Names around it

Esther

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Hadassah is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

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