Comments for the name Ezra

The first time I saw this name I knew I would name one of my sons Ezra. I absolutely love it!

There's a band called Better Than Ezra.

Ezra is a known name but not overused at all. I've only known one Ezra. I would also consider using this for my son.

The author of the Caldecott winning children's classic The Snowy Day, among several other children's books, was Ezra Jack Keats.

Ezra Taft Benson was a comparitively recent president/prophet of the LDS Church.

I really love this name (it's my second favorite), I like it so much that I told my mom that I'd even give my future daughter the name if I never had a son.

Taylor Hanson of the pop group HANSON has a son with this name.

Ezra. I got the name Ezara from that. I love the name Ezara and Ezra, they are going to be the names of my children.

Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University
Ezra Kire, musician
Ezra Klein, blogger and journalist for The American Prospect
Ezra Pound, poet
Ezra Vogel, East Asian scholar
David Alan Ezra, U. S. District Judge in Honolulu
Ezra Jack Keats, children's book author
Ezra Levant, publisher of the Western Standard newsmagazine
Abraham ibn Ezra, one of the most distinguished men of letters and writers of the Middle Ages

Ezra is a personal name derived from Hebrew, written variously as עֶזְרָא (Standard Hebrew), ʿEzra, (Tiberian Hebrew), ʿEzrâ: short for עַזְרִיאֵל "My help/court is God", Standard Hebrew ʿAzriʾel, Tiberian Hebrew ʿAzrîʾēl, Arabic: 'Uzair (عزير), Turkish: Esra.

Ezra Fitch founded Abercrombie and Fitch with David Abercrombie.

How about Ezra and Ira as names for twins?

Ezra (this form and spelling) is also used in Croatia and the Netherlands.

I don't like the harsh 'z' sound of this name, and it sounds like a name either very annoying and pretentious Christians or stuck up, snobby parents would choose for their son.

I love this name! It's not common, either. I love its origins, the spelling, the way it sounds. Everything! It's very smooth and mysterious sounding :) not to mention really easy to spell for wee ones learning to write their names! I give this name 5 stars. :)

Larry Mullen Jr has a son called this.

A very similar but little known Biblical name, that of a minor official during King David's reign, is Ezri ("my helper").

I recently came across this name, when I was watching the show 'Californication' and one of the actors' name was Ezra Miller. The moment I saw this name, I kind of fell in love with it. It sounds so sweet and lovely. I just picture this heroic, smart, noble and adorable boy, who grows up to be a very good and wise man.

One of my good friends has this name. She's a girl though and I think it suits her well.

First off, I named my son Ezra and I am NOT a "very annoying and pretentious Christian or stuck up, snobby parent" as 'slight night shiver' has so kindly put it. I don't even go to church, not that that information is relevant to the name. I feel that Ezra is the perfect name for parents to name their sons (or daughters should they decide to do so, to each their own) who want their child to have a unique name but at the same time, have a name that won't sentence their kid to a lifetime of beatings on the playground. When I think of the name Ezra, I think of the artsy kid in high school that everyone knows and loves. The person that everyone loves to be around because they are so full of life, energy, and. Moxie. Which is exactly how my son so far (he'll be three in August) has turned out. Even though the name has gained in popularity in the last two decades, I really can't see Ezra becoming a mainstream name like Jason, Michael, Jacob, and so on. I love the name and have yet to come across one person who didn't automatically love it!

I love the name Ezra. I can't put my finger on what I love about the sound or the way it looks on paper but I just love it. I live in the Netherlands and I don't know any Ezra's my own age or older but when I visit my old primary school and day care centre I suddenly see a lot of little Ezra's running around which is a shame. I would hate it if it became one of those new hip names among Dutch parents. I don't know if I would name my son this or maybe give it as a middle name but I could definitely see myself using it one day.

In Obert Skye's "Leven Thumps" series, Ezra is the demented toothpick that is the evil half of Geth. It's a fun series, but as you can imagine, Ezra isn't a name I could use for my kid anymore.

I know a girl who's name is Ezra, I think she's part Israeli. It's a very pretty name.

In Greek, Ezra is written as follows:
εζρα

I don't really like this name. It's overrated and trendy, and it makes me think of a redneck or a fundamentalist Christian.

In the movie "Seven Pounds", Will Smith's character donates his eyes to a blind man by the name of Ezra.

The lead singer and guitarist of the band Vampire Weekend is named Ezra Koenig.

I very much like the name Ezra. It's very strong, masculine and stoic in my opinion. I would picture a man named Ezra as being Jewish (probably a practicing Jew), responsible, and caring.

Ezra as written in Greek as is follows:
εζρα

EZRA as written in Hebrew is as follows:
עזרא

I don't know why people keep thinking Christians would name their kid Ezra, the name is Hebrew and from the Old Testament. It seems very Jewish if you really think about it, unless you count the whole Reformation bit as a reason to call Ezra a "redneck Christian's name".

Ezra is the name of a character in the US show 'Pretty Little Liars'.

Ezra Butler is an American football player.

This name is so cool. Plus, Ezra Koenig is amazing!

I knew a girl named Ezra. Her mom was also named Ezra.