Where did the name Easter came from?

Answer 1

He watched Jesus die & felt sorry for the people who respected him so he started passing gifts out to those people. Soon the date got a name as a holiday. The bunny got out at that date every year.So that's how it got it's name. I think...

Answer 2

/* It's an ancient Babylonian fertility festival called the Feast of Ishtar. */

Correction

The etymology of the word Easter is unclear. One of the more widely-accepted hypotheses is that it comes from the name Eostre, a pre-Christian goddess who was honored by a springtime feast.

Answer 3

From the ancient pagan goddess Ishtar. It was a pagan festival adopted by the Roman Catholic church, which had absolutely nothing to do with the resurrection of Christ. It is never mentioned in the King James, NIV or New American Standard Bible translations.

Answer 4

Astarte, was the goddess of fertility worshipped by the egyptians,over time she was worshipped in other countries. Ostara was the Anglo saxon version.As people started to convert to Christianity the name changed to Easter,as many other religious festivals took over from pagan ones so did Easter.

Answer 5

Easter is the name of the old English dawn goddess. Her feast was celebrated in eostremonath, or Easter Month ( now called April).