Ezra

A boy's name meaning help.

Approved in Portugal. Ezra is on the official IRN list of names you can register. 5 births registered in 2014–2017.

Origin

From Biblical Hebrew Ezra (עֶזְרָא), from the element ezra, meaning help.

Story

Ezra was a scribe and priest of the Old Testament, credited with the Book of Ezra. The name came into English-speaking use after the Protestant Reformation.

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