Boaz and Ezra....what do you think????

[DottieRose]

I am considering both. Already have a boy with an E name, though not sure if that is a problem really!!
Our surname begins with a B so wondering if that rules out Boaz?

So apart from that what do you think of the two names???

Ezra is nice. I'm not a fan of surname and first name starting with the same letter, which would rule out Boaz.

I like Ezekiel as well if you're going biblical.

I have only ever heard Boas as a surname.

Ezra is lovely. I wouldn't go for Boaz with a B- surname.

Ezekiel? Wheeeeeel, I'm not sure........

Ezekiel is one that I have considered and Zeke for short...thanks for the suggestion!

Ezra yes, Boas no

Personally, i like Elijah or Elisha, i also know twins with these names, and my favourite is just "Eli" which is complete separate name from the aforementioned.

And Boaz is great!

Ezra is nice. I know one and he has never been mistaken for a female. Boaz I don't like, it has a weird sound to me and my phone wants to change it to hoax.

God not " Zeke"! Hate it hate it, cant stand zeke and luther, two buffoons!

Gunzroses Eli is actually my sons name!!!! We seem to both have great taste!

at Dottie

Isnt Boaz a codeword for being a mason????

my dd2 is Ezri - we felt we could get away with it as a girls name & liked it "in the unusual but a real name line of thought". I think Ezra for a boy is good too though ( though am obviously biased!)

i knew of a little Boaz.
his parents got so much grief over his name that they changed it. I thought that was really sad :(

Makes me think of the book The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz. Can't remember anything about it!

Yes to Ezra. Boaz, with a "B" surname - maybe not. Also, whilst the Biblical Boaz is a good man, it's not the most child-friendly story in the Bible.

"child friendly ?" what do you mean

I know a little Boaz. He gets called Bo.

Gunz, in the Bible, Ruth is widowed and has no one to protect her. Her late husband's relative, Boaz, is known to be a good man, and lets her gather some of his crops to eat. Ruth, however, is more pro-active than just gathering crops. She creeps in after Boaz is asleep and lies down at his feet. He wakes and is startled to find a woman in his bed. He agrees to marry her. They have children, and start a dynasty which ultimately included Jesus.

It's not a very child friendly story because it's a bit complicated, and it's not obvious to children why she forces his hand, marriage-wise, by getting into his bed.

Good morning Aberdeneen . I actually know the story of Boaz and Ruth, but i'm still scratching my head how "child friendliness" comes into, and why THAT would make the name unsuitable.

I dont think anyone thinks about the complexities of explaining other biblical names e.g Jacob, Israel, Isaac, Eve, Adam, whats so special about Boaz ? he was a good man, he married his Kinsman's widow as was the culture then, and Ruth liked him, for their culture it was quite romantic, what's difficult to expain ?

Morning, Gunz, My (older) kids were told in Sunday school that "uncovering his feet" meant "uncovering his penis" and I just generally think eeewww. Mind you, I'm not being logical here, because we have a David, regardless of what David got up to with Bathsheeba! But there's lots of different Davids, whereas the only Boaz I know is the uncovered penis guy!

We were going to use Ezra, but had dd instead. We thought Ezzie would be a very cool name :) ds's best friend is called Eli (Elijah). His older brother is Solomon (Sol).

Love Ezra, not so sure about Boaz.