Ezra Name Meaning, Origin & Pronunciation

Ezra means help, helper. From the Hebrew Ezra, meaning help.

Ezra is a Hebrew name meaning help. In the Bible, Ezra is a priest and scribe who leads exiles back from Babylon to Jerusalem and teaches the law, and the Book of Ezra is named for him. English-speaking Puritans used the name, and it fell from favour before returning in the twenty-first century, when parents began to rediscover short, vowel-ended biblical names. Ezra Pound, the American poet, is a prominent bearer. It has a lively, slightly vintage feel and an easy rhythm. The Greek form is Esdras, and Ezer is another Hebrew relative.

Variants of Ezra

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Well-known people named Ezra

Ezra Pound.

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