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

It's not a cool, off beat name. It's a very normal Hebrew name.

I like Ezra. But have you considered Emre? I know a fabulous young man called Emre.
I also know a great young lad called Irvine ( which is also my great grandfathers name)

Oliver is a lovely name which is why it’s popular. Also it’s timeless.

Unique names don’t necessarily = good names. My first thought about Ezra was how to pronounce it as it’s not a common name.
Oliver is lovely and soft and round to say it whereas Ezra is hard and sharp, to my
mind anyway.

@ColinRobinsonsFart I had a long holiday romance with an Emre before I met DH. I don't think hed be too chuffed with Emre lol
Irvine is actually my mother's maiden surname. I think it might be a little odd.

Ezra is so ugly to me. Oliver is lovely.

The thing with Oliver is...I just see the liver part.

I know Oliver is popular statistically, but I only know one, and he’s a teenager. Ezra, on the other hand, I’m hearing shouted in the playground quite a lot. I agree with pp that it’s the new Noah.

Ezra. Beautiful name. I think Oliver has been done to death.
I also like Eli.

Ezra is an ancient name. Fancy calling it ugly - how insulting to the Jewish community.

Oliver.
I just think of Ezra Pound and fascism.

Ezra is gorgeous! Oliver is so overdone

Ezra will always be Ezra Pound to me, and that’s not a particularly great connotation due to his Fascist endeavours. He was a great poet, even so.

Do you think? I have always found him very mediocre as a poet. His gift was to spot genius in others rather than any particular talent of his own. Without him we wouldn’t have The Waste Land or Ulysses so we owe him that at least.

Oliver.

Ezra (because I despise the shortened version of Oliver).

I kind of appreciated his dedication to ‘difficult’ poetry, and Dante. Couldn’t get past his views. Joyce and Eliot are definitely easier to like, but the recent stuff about Eliot was 😱

Ezra (because I despise the shortened version of Oliver).
i'm not keen on Oli/Olly or Ol, but they're better than Ez.

Oliver. My son is Oliver and yes he does know several at school....but I think it's a timeless and classic name. 👌

Oliver

Sorry but I hate the name Ezra. Oliver is a bit bland though

Oliver. Ezra is ugly

My cousin is an Emrys. Hard core Welsh though.

Oliver, but I do like Ezra

I love Oliver.
How about Desmond? Dez

Oliver