Meaning and Origin of: Ezra

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Salvation

Boy name variations

Ezer
Esra
Ezera
Ezrah
Ezri
Ezzret

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Ezra, meaning ‘help’. Ezra was a Biblical prophet of the 5th century bc who played an important role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

Famous people who gave their babies this name

Paul Reiser