Ezra for a girl?

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Does this work as a first name?

And then Sir Thomas More pointed out that a boy without a winkle is a girl, and everyone was really disappointed.

There's one for the gender disappointment threads!

I LOVE Black Adder :)

Try Esme. Girls name and has a similar ring to it.

Wasn't Nursie in Blackadder called Bernard?

Yep. And Eddie in Bottom had the full name Edward Elizabeth Hitler.

I've met a female Ezra! Brothers were Oliver and Jenson.

Badlad you have my kid of humour :o Love Bottom too.

How about Ezri? Still originally a Hebrew boys name, but sounds more feminine.

Or how about an actual girl's name?

Ezri can be a girl's name now. Deep Space 9 made it ok.

Although if I was choosing a Dax to name my female child after I'd go for Emenie or Jadzia.

No it doesn't work at all for a girl!!

Might stick it on my boys list though...

Same as Bakingtins, I know an Esra, who's Turkish. With an s it looks less boyish I think.

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Esra pronounced Ezra is a turkish girls name. I know a few girls and women with the name Esra, they are very beautiful, clever, funny and popular. I love it.

Well, as some posters have quite rudely firmly pointed out, it is traditionally a boys name. However, it ends with 'a' which you could argue (and many, many do on MN name threads) that this sounds feminine. As Spacebar says above, lots of names are adapted/adopted for the opposite gender, so why not this. Also, I once met a female Ezra. I knew it was a boys name but when she first introduced herself my first thought was "wow, that is such a cool name for a girl". Different strokes for different folks.

Why not use Esme or Eliza?

Both gorgeous. And good for a girl.

I do know a female Jeffery. . She was named after her dad. Still didn't make it any better...

Where are you op?
Ezra for a girl, no.
Esther or Esme for a girl, yes.

What about Aphra?

It's not the only name on the list so will keep trawling through the options - thanks for the feedback.... just off to feed Mary, my son!

Zara
Esther
Maya
Chiara?

It's a bit like Noah - traditional biblical boys' name, which sounds quite pretty and would suit a girl too.

OK. Would you call a boy Ruth or Naomi or Eve?

Why do so many of you keep saying "would you call a boy a girls name?" There are plenty of names that cross genders. I know a male & female Noah, Stevie, Michael, Jodie, Buffy, Kim, Brett, Evan, Charlie, Hillary, Aubrey, Finn, Brody, Blair, Corinne/Corin. All given names, not nicknames. I'm sure EVERYONE knows people that have names that can be used for boys & girls. I guess there was a first time for each one. It happens. Settle down.

It's a boys name and in my opinion wouldn't work on a girl any more than James would. I do know a female Asra (she's Indonesian).

I know of a female Ezra. I agree it's weird. I questioned it with a mutual acquaintance and said that's unusual for girl. Acquaintance said "no it's not"

All vvvv odd. .

There may be some names which cross sexes (some better assimilated as unisex than than others). But that pool of names is quite limited, and in examples cited about there are still some which provoke a 'WTF were the parents thinking'. New coinings across the traditional sex really do look/sound odd or ignorant, even if adopting a foreign or other culture usage (female Noa in Israel unexceptional, female Noah in UK is a WTF).

Now, people with manners would not say so in RL. But they will here. So the reason people are saying it's that bad it because to many, it is.