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Esra for a girl

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Elspethelf · 02/12/2021 00:26

We are not yet pregnant but daydreaming. My husband and I don’t often agree on a name, but miraculously both love Esra for a girl. Is this useable do you think?

It is a variation of the Middle Eastern name Asra. My husband is Middle Eastern. Other variations are Isra and Izra.

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Flutterflybutterby · 02/12/2021 23:23

Asra is much nicer

hopingforabrighterfuture2021 · 02/12/2021 23:16

I’ve seen it as Ezara for a girl, pronounced Ezra. It’s a pretty name.

Warmduscher · 02/12/2021 23:10

“We are not yet pregnant”

How is your husband planning to get pregnant then?

Marcipex · 02/12/2021 23:06

Asra is just as nice, and doesn’t spell arse backwards.
Kids always always notice these things. Usually at about age 9.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 02/12/2021 15:03

It's definitely useable but the fact that Ezra is rocketing in popularity might mean that on paper she's mistaken for a boy a lot of the time.

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Elspethelf · 02/12/2021 14:01

Thanks for all the thoughts and opinions!!

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Allium16 · 02/12/2021 12:08

There is a girl in my son's reception class at school called Ezra (that spelling). I guess people just seeing it written down might assume she's a boy but no one who knows her bats an eyelid at her name.

irishfarmer · 02/12/2021 10:54

I think it's very nice. I wouldn't have copped "arse" if it hadn't been pointed out

Kitkat151 · 02/12/2021 09:21

Sounds like a boys name to me

Jay185 · 02/12/2021 09:19

Omg the backwards spelling 😩 I do love the way it's pronounced in Turkish it sounds so pretty. The 's' is pronounced properly and not as a 'z' and the r is a touch rolled as well but her classmates won't be able to do that bit lol.

BiBabbles · 02/12/2021 08:41

I lean more towards Isra, but all the options are nice including some of the other suggestions in this thread.

I did not notice the arse issue until it was pointed out.

DameAlyson · 02/12/2021 08:38

I like Asra. Esra is pretty but I agree it will be mistaken for Ezra.

Happy1982ish · 02/12/2021 08:31

Go with Asra

I love Ezra, but not for a girl.

Shallwegoforawalk · 02/12/2021 08:27

Asra or Isra are MUCH better than arse backwards. Please don't do that to her!!!

CatDogAlpaca · 02/12/2021 07:32

Not keen on Esra or Ezra but I like Izra.

raintropics · 02/12/2021 07:28

I really like Izra!

clarrylove · 02/12/2021 07:22

Arse backwards. Not for me.

MrsPleasant · 02/12/2021 07:14

I used to teach a little girl called Ezara who was Turkish. Not quite the same I know...

gukvguk · 02/12/2021 06:59

I know an Ezri.

Lovely name.

RoseAndRose · 02/12/2021 06:43

I wouid go for Asra

Ezra is a well known boys name (Biblical, having a bit of a revival)

GemmaRuby · 02/12/2021 06:41

I like Isra the most. I haven’t heard it before but it sounds lovely.
It also feels more like a separate name and less likely to get muddled with Ezra.

Luredbyapomegranate · 02/12/2021 06:38

Just go for one of the other spellings you mention, as otherwise it will get mistaken for Ezra, which is a popular boys name.

cafedesreves · 02/12/2021 03:12

Oh gosh! I can't unsee it now. I taught a girl of African descent called Ezra. Lovely name.

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Elspethelf · 02/12/2021 02:23

I’m in America and I love the name so much PLUS hubby agrees that if we have a daughter I might just name her Arse backwards.

I do wish I didn’t do that search lol

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Elspethelf · 02/12/2021 02:21

I thought about Ezra but personally I lean towards gender neutral/ ambiguous names. I thought about mispronunciation but I think the most likely pronunciation is how I would say it. So really I was wondering if anyone could come up with an association that would ruin the name for me.

I decided to search the name on Mumsnet and found two old threads.

One says to read the name backwards….

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