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HelpRe: Celebrity BAs (don't know if it's been posted yet)
in reply to a message by Ottilie
The difference is that Esra is actually feminine, whereas Ezra very much isn't.
Well, actually, Ezra seems to be a (rare-ish) Turkish girls' name*. And according to Turkish name sites, it seems to have a different etymology than Esra or masculine Ezra.
BTW, I'm not trying to contradict anyone or anything here, I just thought I'd use the opportunity to bring it up in the hope that someone more knowledgeable might chime in :)
* See: http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ezra-yakit/5a/425/519
http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ezra-yaz%C4%B1c%C4%B1/99/53a/687
https://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ezra-kilinc/3/5a/303
Well, actually, Ezra seems to be a (rare-ish) Turkish girls' name*. And according to Turkish name sites, it seems to have a different etymology than Esra or masculine Ezra.
BTW, I'm not trying to contradict anyone or anything here, I just thought I'd use the opportunity to bring it up in the hope that someone more knowledgeable might chime in :)
* See: http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ezra-yakit/5a/425/519
http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ezra-yaz%C4%B1c%C4%B1/99/53a/687
https://tr.linkedin.com/pub/ezra-kilinc/3/5a/303
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Ezra is generally a boys' name in English. I highly doubt an English girl of English background would give her child a Turkish name.
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I am very much aware of the fact that Ezra is exclusively a masculine name in English (which, by the way, is also the reason why I, personally, would never use it for a girl in an English-speaking environment).
However, that doesn't exclude the possibility that it is a legitimate girls' name elsewhere in the world. And I thought on a name board like this, why not bring it up? Regardless if this was the inspiration behind the choice (which, just like you, I highly doubt).
However, that doesn't exclude the possibility that it is a legitimate girls' name elsewhere in the world. And I thought on a name board like this, why not bring it up? Regardless if this was the inspiration behind the choice (which, just like you, I highly doubt).
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