John Legend shares meaning behind daughter Esti’s name

While chatting with E! News for an interview printed on Wednesday, the All of Me singer revealed his youngest daughter Esti was named as a tribute to his late great-grandmother. Legend, nevertheless, admitted the homage was not an intentional one. “It turns out, my great-grandmother was named Esther. It wasn’t intentionally after someone, but once Chrissy told me that idea, I was like, ‘Oh, my great-grandmother’s name was Esther.’” Esti’s center identify, Maxine, was chosen as a tribute to John’s late grandmother. “We wanted to already name her middle name Maxine after my grandmother, whose middle name was Maxine…”