Esdras (given name)

Ezra is a male or female first name depending on the language of origin. In Hebrew, he is a man's name. The American ( male ) Variant is Ezra.

Importance

The Aramaic man's name " Ezra " means " help," but it can also as a short form of the Hebrew Azariah " Yahweh has helped " to be understood. The Turkish woman's name " Ezra ", however, is of Arabic origin and means "The Fastest ".

Origin

The earliest tradition of the name Ezra (Hebrew עֶזְרָא ) comes from the Bible. There, the story of the prophet of the same name is described in the Old Testament in the Book of Ezra, which returns the Jews from Babylonian captivity to Israel. The name Ezra is mentioned from chapter 7

Bearers of the name

Historical time

  • Abraham ibn Ezra (also Abraham Ben Ezra, Aben Ezra, Avenesra, Ebenesra; around 1092-1167 ), Jewish scholar and writer
  • Moses ibn Ezra (c. 1055-1138 ), Spanish - Jewish writer and philosopher

Male first name

  • Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994), American politician and the 13th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Ezra Laderman (* 1924), American composer
  • Robert Ezra Park (1864-1944), American sociologist
  • Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet
  • Ezra Savage (1842-1920), American politician
  • Ezra Stoller (1915-2004), American architectural photographer

Female first name

  • Esra Vural (* 1983), German voice actor

Family name

Art figure

  • Ezra, novel by Maxim Biller (2003)
  • Ezra ( Ez / Ra), character from City of strangers from China Miéville (2012 )
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