| The boy name Ebenezer [ 4 syll. e-be-ne-zer, eb-enez-er ] is pronounced as EHBahNIYZer KEY. Ebenezer is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Hebrew. Biblical name developed from the elements 'eben' meaning stone ; 'ezer' meaning help ; 'ebenhaezer' meaning stone of help. The given name is derived from a place name mentioned in the Bible; Ebenhaezer was the place where Samuel erected a memorial stone of the same name to celebrate their victory over the Philistines. The name was consequently adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. Subsequently, the appearance of the bitter and miserly character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol (1843) may have reduced the popularity of the name. Ebenezer is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. KEY: Pronunciation for Ebenezer: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"
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