I am going to drip feed some shots of Ezra today, along with a little about his name. The name appears to have caused some consternation on some quarters, but as ever, Jen, Henry and I all like it and anyone that doesn't can bugger off back to Sadsville, Kentucky or wherever it is that naysayers reside.
One of the things that appears to have shocked people about this choice of name is the fact that it is quite correctly regarded as a biblical name, despite my lack of any religious faith, and Jen's shocking straying from the Catholic doctrine (don't blame me God, it happened long before I was on the scene).
The other thing is that if people aren't aware of the name's biblical roots, they think that it is a "made up" name. The Hebrew term עֶזְרָא (Ezra) is probably an abbreviation of "Azaryahu" meaning "God helps". I have read other variations that include "helper", "salvation" or "help". Whatever the case, Ezra is a positive, proper name, not some made up monstrosity like "Jaxxon", "Jorja" or "Amberleigh" (i hope that if the parents of these kids are reading this, hang your head in shame).
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I can think of many such parents!
Great choice! Ezra wrote about Cyrus the great and King Nebuchadnezzar's era. =)
Say yes to names that actually exist. Good choice.