Is Ezekiel just too strange?

[honeytea]

My DP likes the name Ezekiel, I'm not against it in terms of how it sounds but I'm not sure about the connotations behind the name.

Has any one met/known a person called Ezekiel?

And the wheels within wheels.

I think Ezekiel is great. Not so keen on Frej as the name used in English speaking places and people here won't know how to say the j. But do like Ezekiel Frej as a combo!

Ezekiel is a fantastic name imo. Very striking. I know a five yo Ezekiel whose NN is Zee, not Zeke.

He was ultimately a hopeful prophet; he predicted the destruction of the Temple and the exile in Babylon, but also an end to exile and the gathering of the Israelites back in the promised land.

With the popularity of Freya, a girl's name, I would avoid Frej. Plus a fray is a fight.

zee is a great nn!

I love the name elijah but my OH has a cousin called Elias which is the Swedish version of Elijah so it would feel a little like name stealing.

thets a good point about the name Frej, it does sound like a fight. We do love the name Freja and obviously couldn't have a frej and a freja (if we had dc2 and it was a girl) frej and freja were brother and sister, but also gods so i guess they have different rules when it comes to sibling set names.

I like it, but I am thinking of Samuel L. Jackson's line in 'Pulp Fiction' ... You know, the one he quotes before he shoots someone in the face?

Not that many children of baby Ezekiel's generation will think of that.

There's always Ezra, too.

MammaT

Ezra is a great name.. I will suggest that one to DP.

I havn't seen pulp fiction in years, I don't really fancy rewatching it, I guess I can youtube the bit with Ezekiel.

It's the "and you will know my name is the LORD!" line. All very apocalyptic.

But it's not a reason not to choose the name :)

Good luck!

MT

What about Elijah? It's also a biblical name and it's quite a nice one too. I like Ezekiel. As its a name that he loves you could always ask your guy if he would want to use it for a middle name?