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SJ,

"Esau" was my first hunch as well, but Esau in the Spanish bible is "Esau". Another site suggested, without much conviction, that Esai might be a variant of Jesse. But Esai is not in Hitchcock's Bible Dictionary (the definitive work on Biblical names), and Jesse in the Spanish bible is "Jese".

Three 16th century English bibles I referenced (love that 'Net!) use the name Esai (2) or Esay (1) for "Isaiah", so I'm pretty sure that's the derivation. How a Puerto Rican kid named Morales got the name is anyone's guess, but he WAS born in NYC...

- Da.

• The name "ESAI" - Nancy  Feb 18 2002, 6:25:43 PM
  • Re: The name "ESAI" - Agata  Feb 19 2002, 2:58:49 PM
  • Re: The name "ESAI" - Daividh  Feb 18 2002, 9:37:59 PM
    • Re: The name "ESAI" - Sarahjeanne  Feb 19 2002, 9:39:06 AM
      • Re: The name "ESAI" - Daividh  Feb 19 2002, 6:40:18 PM
        • Re: The name "ESAI" - Sarahjeanne  Feb 20 2002, 8:13:10 AM
          • Re: The name "ESAI" - kerama  Feb 22 2002, 9:01:47 PM
            • Good question, how do you pronounce ESAI? n/t - Nancy  Feb 24 2002, 6:04:21 PM
              • Re: Good question, how do you pronounce ESAI? n/t - Priscilla  Jun 28 2002, 7:58:50 AM
    • Re: The name "ESAI" - Nancy  Feb 18 2002, 10:39:29 PM