Ezra (name)

Esra is a male or female first name , depending on the language of origin . In Hebrew he is a man's name. The English variant of the man's name is Ezra .

meaning

The Aramaic male name Esra means “help” (short form) or “YHWH helps” or “God is help”. But it can also be understood as the short form of the Hebrew Azariah “YHWH helped”. The Turkish woman's name Esra , on the other hand, is of Arabic origin and means "the fastest".

origin

The earliest tradition of the name Esra ( Hebrew עֶזְרָא) comes from the Bible . There, in the Book of Ezra in the Old Testament, the story of the eponymous prophet is described, who brought the Jews back to Israel from captivity in Babylon. The name Esra is mentioned from chapter 7.

Name bearer

Historic time

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

Male first name

• Ezra Armstrong (* 1998), American football player
• Esra Atja (* 1881 or 1885; † 1970), Israeli ultra-orthodox rabbi
• George Ezra Barnett (* 1993), British singer-songwriter
• Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) American politician and 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Ezra Edelman (* 1974), American film producer and director
• Ezra Furman (* 1986), American musician and songwriter
• Ezra Klein (* 1984), American political columnist
• Ezra Laderman (1924-2015), American composer
• Ezra Miller (* 1992), American actor
• Ezra Orion (1934-2015), Israeli sculptor
• 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
• Ezra Tsegaye (* 1976), German graphic artist, storyboard artist, comic artist and director

Female first name

• Esra Karakaya (* 1991), German journalist, presenter and web video producer
• Esra Küçük (* 1983), German-Turkish social scientist
• Esra Vural (* 1983), German voice actress

family name

• Abraham ibn Esra (* around 1092, † 1167), Jewish scholar and writer
• Alfred Ezra (1872–1955), British bird breeder and owner
• Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra (* 1970), German Judaist and specialist in ancient Judaism and early Christianity
• Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra (1919–2015), British politician (Liberal Democrats) and economic functionary
• Gideon Esra (1937–2012), Israeli politician
• Moses ibn Esra (* around 1055n; † around 1138;), Spanish-Jewish writer and philosopher
• George Ezra (* 1993), British singer-songwriter

Fictional character

• Esra , novel by Maxim Biller (2003)
• EzRa ( ^Ez ⁄ _Ra ), figure from City of Strangers from China Miéville (2012)
• Ezra , character from the Pretty Little Liars series (since 2010)
• Ezra , character from the movie Seven Lives (2008)
• Ezra , character from the Disney series Star Wars Rebels (since 2014)

literature

• Thomas Hieke :  Esra. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (eds.): The scientific Bibellexikon im Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff., Accessed on October 25, 2011.

Web links

Wiktionary: Esra  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations