Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “helper”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Azariah, Azur, Esdras, Esra, Ezer, Ezrah, Ezri
Ezra TV and Movie Quotes:
“Ezra. Right on time. I’ll bet you thought I’d forgotten
your Christmas bonus.” Trading Places (1983)
“Mother? I always thought Ezra was raised by wolves.”
The Magnificent Seven: Witness (1998)
Famous people named Ezra or its variations
1. Ezra Koenig (b. 1984), American singer, guitarist
(Vampire Weekend)
2. Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994), 13th president of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church); 15th U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture under Dwight D. Eisenhower
3. Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (1885-1972), American expatriate
modernist poet and critic
Ezra Middle Names
Ezra Ehrich
Ezra Garrison
Ezra Jonas
Ezra Nathaniel
Ezra Pierce