Ebeneezer

[orangeleavesinautumn]

What do people think of the name Ebeneezer, please.

Looking at names from novels, Uriah is definitely worse. As is Obadiah.

Omg 😲 was there any tittering in the church? 🤣🤣
One of my great fathers was called Ebenezer, but back in the 1800s there was probably a few more of them 😀😀

I think I'd rather be a Uriah than an Ebenezer. But then again, lots of people would probably think it was pronounced urea...and that would, ahem, piss me off.

Ask them why the Dickens they would call a child Ebenezer...

A] you must be joking! You are, aren't you?
B] has the heat got to you?
C] has the heat got to everyone as I'm hearing lots of truly appalling suggestions for names today?

Oh dear. I actually quite like the sound of it as a word/name, but considering my only associations are with Scrooge and the Shamen song about taking ecstasy (and those WILL be the main/only associations for most others too) I really really wouldn't...

Send them a link to this thread.

I think it's a fab name in itself, looks good, fun to say.

But, no, because of Scrooge and Goode.

I'm not sure you can say anything.

I think it'd grow on people after the initial reaction.

Do you know what if it weren’t for the associations with Scrooge and the song it wouldn’t actually be a bad name, love the nn Ben.

He's name is Ebeneezer he's a really fine geezer - or something.

I love the Shaman song, it's a cool association in my book - but his generation will have no clue of it.

It's the Scrooge thing puts me of because being called a Scrooge is still a thing.

the Biblical meaning of Ebenezer means stone of help "Thus far the LORD has helped us" it doesn't have a double "EE"
but most folks will associate more with Scrooge
it was a more popular name among Christians in Late Victorian times

Of course not 😂
But the finest Actor to ever play him has a lovely name. Alastair (Sim)

He is going to be nicknamed "Eben".

Eben ranked 992 in the top 1000 baby names.

E's are good, E's are good! He's Ebenezer good!

@LakeTiticaca there were looks, and the best man's speech had a line about not having to keep it secret any longer 🤣

Extraordinary fella…

Definitely die a revival

would you mention to relative that this does not seem like the best choice?

Not at all.

There's a guy in the place who's got a bittersweet face
And he goes by the name of Ebeneezer Goode
His friends call him 'Ezeer and he is the main geezer
And he'll vibe up the place like no other man could
He's refined, sublime, he makes you feel fine
Though very much maligned and misunderstood
But if you know 'Ezeer he's a real crowd pleaser
He's ever so good, he's Ebeneezer Goode
You can see that he's mischievous, mysterious and devious
When he circulates amongst the people in the place
But once you know he's fun, and something of a genius
He gives a grin that goes around from face to face to face
Backwards and then forwards, forwards and then backwards
'Eezer is the geezer who loves to muscle in
That's about the time the crowd all shout the name of 'Eezer
As he's kotcheled in the corner, laughing by the bass bin

I like it and all the potential nicknames

😂😂😂

I think of the shamen song too. suppose the babies generation though will never of heard of that song so won't make that connection.
Ebenezer scrooge is a much more well known character though so may get some ribbing about that.

I know an Ebenezer called Eben. Fab name and Eben very cool and suits him. It means "thus far God has helped us" and refers to a biblical stone marking a place of victory in a battle with the philistines. From Samuel.

A name saying how God has helped you seems a good omen to me.

I've "decided" not to mention it although it isn't really a decision as such, I don't feel able to mention my concerns. And I have to say it is growing on me a bit, although I might actually say what has been said on here about the other spelling, Ebenezer, instead of Ebeneezer. I do feel able to say that! It isn't criticising their choice of name, just saying I think one spelling will be easier that another, due to it being more common.

There's was a child named Auryn in my dcs class at school I always thought it sounded like urine!