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Ezra - don't think I'm brave enough, opinions pls?

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Babynamer0102 · 02/12/2016 00:28

Love the name Ezra but Dh insists it sounds like a girls name and has told everyone this to which we've received many negative comments and agreement that it sounds like a girls name!

This has put me off a lot but I do keep coming back to it!

Do you think it sounds like a girls name?? (have read it is in Turkey).

Is it really that unusual, do you know any in real life? I don't really want an unusual name, it's just that I like this one!

Do you think it will increase in popularity? It's 127 in the 2015 charts, my other children's names are around 15-20.

Driving myself crazy thinking about names and mot sure it's worth trying to convince Dh is I'm not brave enough to use it!

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oneplus2is3 · 07/12/2016 21:12

I know 2, both under 3 so yes getting popular. I like it!

SpeckledyBanana · 06/12/2016 21:56

Ezra Pound.

I like it, but then I am partial to an OT name.

RustyPaperclip · 06/12/2016 21:55

Ezra is high up on my list when (if) the time comes, I love it! I really like Asa now as well. I had no idea that Ezra could be a feminine name though

TheCompanyOfCats · 06/12/2016 21:54

Love it!

GerdaLovesLili · 06/12/2016 21:49

My friends had an Ezra and now they have an Asa. I like both :-)

ElizabethHoney · 06/12/2016 21:43

Love it and it's always a boys' name.

But if DH doesn't like it, it should probably be off the cards :/

JollyHockeyGit · 06/12/2016 21:38

Have never thought it was feminine. I love it but if you're having second thoughts how about Enzo? I love both Smile

BingThing · 06/12/2016 20:52

I love it but can't convince my other half either! What about Asa, Elias or Elijah as biblical alternatives?

namesstress2323 · 06/12/2016 20:43

do it! male sounding and cool but professional

PetalMettle · 05/12/2016 22:13

Love it. And yes clearly boys name.

JosephineMaynard · 05/12/2016 22:11

Agree, ChewedUp.

The Office for National Statistics is the definitive source for most popular names, and they don't issue mid-year updates.

And the top 10 most popular names don't tend to change significantly from one year to the next.

ChewedUpRope · 05/12/2016 19:31

Most popular boy's name of 2016 so far

I'm always wary of lists like that. What is it based on? Often it's based on number of visits to the name's page on their website, which is absolutely not reflective of people's actual choices.

I mean, can you imagine if the top 10 for 2016 actually changed from

OLIVER
JACK
HARRY
GEORGE
JACOB
CHARLIE
NOAH
WILLIAM
THOMAS
OSCAR

to all of a sudden

EZRA
ASHER
ATTICUS
DECLAN
OLIVER
SILAS
MILO
LEVI
HENRY

?

Never gonna happen! Most of those won't even be top 50.

SirNiallDementia · 05/12/2016 19:07

It's definitely a boys name, there are 2 at DS's school.

I really like it but then I like Old Testament names like Elijah, Asa, Seth, Caleb etc.

MrsGsnow18 · 05/12/2016 19:01

Most popular boy's name of 2016 so far

Ezra - don't think I'm brave enough, opinions pls?
MrsGsnow18 · 05/12/2016 18:58

I think most people would know it as a boy's name. It's becoming really popular, I know 2 born this year and have heard of s few others. I'm pretty sure I saw it on one of the top/most popular name lists recently too!

GreatFuckability · 05/12/2016 18:56

i know 2 ezra's. I think its a great name.

10Betty10 · 05/12/2016 18:19

Ezra is listed as most popular up and coming name of 2016. So might be worth bearing in mind! (I have a common name- always having several of you in a class gets really irritating!)

WelliesAndPyjamas · 02/12/2016 22:40

I know two female Ezras. And the 'a' at the end makes it feminine, to me.
Sorry!
Nice name though.

Sweets101 · 02/12/2016 22:34

Definitely a boys name and well known. Personally I like it. But if your DH really doesn't I think your on to a non starter. Best to put your thinking cap on.

Mondegreens · 02/12/2016 22:31

It's not all that uncommon in my experience, clearly male, and pretty cool into the bargain.

Andbabymakesthree · 02/12/2016 22:28

It's becoming really popular which is why it's now off our list

Theimpossiblegirl · 02/12/2016 22:27

It makes me thing of Ezra from Pretty Little Liars and the singer Geroge Ezra, which could be why it's becoming more popular. It's a great name though, definitely more for boys.

Mummamia14 · 02/12/2016 22:20

Go for it! We are planning to use it if our baby due next month is a boy. We are Christians and already have a son with a more unusual Old testament name. But as others have said, names like Noah, Elijah, Isaac are becoming more mainstream and recognised now so it isn't that crazy!

HouseworkIsASin10 · 02/12/2016 15:10

It's fab, and I don't know any at all.

KlingybunFistelvase · 02/12/2016 13:03

I love it!

I don't think it's particularly out there or unusual. It's becoming quite popular so I don't think there's much chance of people of his own age mistaking it for a girls name as they will probably already know a boy with one iyswim.