Ezra

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
10/10/2012, 5:50 PM	Mike C	update #84
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage English, Hebrew, Biblical

Scripts עֶזְרָא(Hebrew)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛz.ɹə/(English)

Meaning & History

Means "help" in Hebrew. Ezra is a prophet of the Old Testament and the author of the Book of Ezra. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. The American poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was a famous bearer.