Oliver or Ezra

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Which do you prefer

I personally like Oliver but I feel its so common. I know at least 3 olivers but havent met any ezras but my concern then with ezra is that it's too odd and maybe he'd hate it
Both are family names so no other options please

I like Ezra a lot but it's so popular. I know 4 under 5.

Oliver is so overused so personally I wouldn’t.
Ezra is lovely and definitely won’t seem weird - it’s very trendy though right now and I think it probably will be the new Noah. Look at darkgreener it’s already 51st and rising sharply https://names.darkgreener.com/#ezra

Oliver. Ezra is OK but it’s definitely having a moment!

Ezra Pound, the massive fascist? I quite like Ezra but that’s not a namesake to shout about tbh.

I love Oliver, I like Ezra too.

Ezra 💕

Both lovely and both popular. I'd say Ezra is more on trend at the moment while Oliver is more timeless classic. Ezra will be associated with this time period while Oliver can be from any time.
Personally I'd go with Oliver

I find the reference to Ezra Pound bizarre. I think in reality very few people think of Ezra pound when hearing the name, especially children. Probably most names have at once been the name of someone horrid. Would people be surprised at the use of Francisco, Joseph or Kim?

@Anothernamethesamegame , no, but who do you think of when you hear the name Enoch?

The obvious person. Same with Hitler.

If there had been a Barry Enoch famous singer recently thought I would have thought of them instead. Most people here have heard of at least one Ezra…I don’t think many could say the same of Enoch or Hitler.

We have an Ezra! I love it, just unusual enough atm but sounds a solid ‘real’ name. Cool meaning too.

Just in case it is your ‘McC’ surname, just Google Ezra McCandless (sp?), you might want to avoid that!

This. I know 3 Ezra’s all under 3 years old

I love Ezra. Always have.

My GS is an Ezra. I was a bit WTF on the day he was born when they announced it but I’ve grown to love it.

@Anothernamethesamegame , I actually like the name Enoch, and I would put him in the same league as Hitler. Would a young person even have heard of Enoch Powell?

Grace was probably too closely linked with the princess until about 30 yrs ago.
That's reminded me,I'm sure I once met someone called LadyDi.

Ezra. It’s quite popular, definitely not odd.

Agree Oliver is very overdone.

@BorgQueen are you my mother??😂

I like them both, but at a push I would pick Ezra out of those 2.

Werewolf - if your Ezra is 4 years old then quite possibly 😂

Think about the child going through school. " Does your mam love George Ezra?" If that's not an issue go for it.

Oliver is popular but that's because it's such a nice name.

I really don't like Ezra.

I like both, I lean towards Ezra a bit more tho

Oliver. Really nice, classic, name.

Ezra makes me think of Ezra Miller so I don't like it.

I meant it in a negative fashion, I did realise after I posted it how it read so I added the post beneath. I am definitely not a fascist!!

Oliver