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 [ 2 syll. e-zra, ez-ra ] The boy name Ezra is pronounced as EHZRah KEY. Ezra is mainly used in the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish languages. It is of Hebrew origin. The meaning of the name is help, God is help. Biblical name derived from the word 'ezer' meaning help. The name was borne in the Bible by a prophet who wrote the Book of Ezra. It was therefore adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. In Apocryphal texts, the Greek spelling used is Esdras. The French, Greek, and Spanish Esdras, the German Esra, and the Hawaiian Ezera are variant forms of the name. Ezra is a popular baby boy name, and it is also considered trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1960s. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.052% of baby boys were given the name Ezra. It was #292 in rank then. Within all boy names in its family, Ezra was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ezra include the German Esra, the Hebrew Ezer, and the name Ezri. A famous person named Ezra is Poet Ezra Pound, born 30 October 1885 - 1 November 1972, Hailey, Idaho. KEY: Pronunciation for Ezra: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
