What are your honest opinions on the name Ezra?

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Just what the title says! Thank you

I really like this one and considered it for our boy but DH was adamant it was a girls name despite being given historical proof. 😂

I really dislike it. It looks and sounds ugly to me. Sorry, but you did ask for honest opinions.

I just think Pretty Little Liars

Gah I want to like it as it's cute and short, but I know a little boy called Ezra and the first thing I thought when his name was announced is that it sounded like his parents had tried very hard for a cool/hip name

Love it. It's on our boy name list

It makes me think of bible-belt USA, and not in a good way. But that may just be me.

I know an Ezra, a middle aged lady who is so sweet and lovely, it has good connotations for me.

Most people will think of the bible name when they hear it. An explanation of the Biblical character I found interesting:

An Aaronic priest, a descendant of Eleazar and Phinehas, a scholar, an expert copyist and teacher of the Law, skilled in both Hebrew and Aramaic. Ezra had genuine zeal for pure worship and “prepared his heart to consult the law of Jehovah and to do it and to teach in Israel regulation and justice.” (Ezr 7:1-6,10) In addition to writing the book bearing his name, Ezra apparently wrote the two books of Chronicles, and Jewish tradition credits him with beginning the compiling and cataloging of the books of the Hebrew Scriptures. Moreover, Ezra was an outstanding researcher, citing about 20 sources of information in the two books of Chronicles. Since many of the Jews were scattered far and wide in Ezra’s day, it necessitated the making of many copies of the Hebrew Scriptures, and likely Ezra pioneered this work.

There's a touch of the "too cool for school about it" and thats not a huge positive.

Love it

Love it!
My DGS is called Ezra, his parents must've started the tend as he's 5!

I don't like it because Ezra on PLL is the most punchable, creepy swine that has ever existed on a show.

And that's what popularised the name.

I absolutely love it, always have done.
Ezra Pound and Ezra from pretty little liars come to mind.
I like Esra for a girl too.

My DS 2 is Ezra, he is 6 yo. It suits him well! We all still love it. When we named him it was 500th most popular and is much more popular now.

I love it (for a boy) but would never use it as like others I think it's too trendy/try hard. Noah feels more classic to me than Ezra, too.

It's a nice name but I have a real problem with remembering it. I've met a couple of Ezras but afterwards when I try to recall them I have to cycle through lots of other names before I can come up with it. It's pleasant but clunky in my opinion.

Sorry sounds like a middle aged man with bushy eyebrows

It reminds me of a Spanishy sort of name.

Trying to be trendy.