Thoughts on Enzo and Ezra

[OnNaturesCourse]

I prefer Ezra but don't like the connection to George Ezra, and feel it's maybe a bit popular now.

I love Enzo too but there is something about it, and I can't put my finger on it, that makes me hesitant to use it.

Babies called Ezra in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)
George Ezra - Wikipedia

Fair points! I see what you mean about the spike in popularity.

I know an Enzo. Sounds like something from sesame Street or muppets to me.
Ezra OK but reminds me of pretty little liars although that wouldn't be an immediate connection for anyone else.

Every Theo I have met has been lovely. Again, don't love the name but better than the other two.

Babies called Arlo in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)
#18 in 2022

Compare it with Thomas, which was #19 in 2022
Babies called Thomas in England & Wales since 1996 (darkgreener.com)

Theo definitely won't be the first name.

What about Axel? Leo? Cosmo? Myer? Rourke?

For context our other DC have quite "unusual" names that I've only heard once or twice outwith our family.

Enzo and eizo make me think immediately of assassins creed.
If you weren't Italian I'd just think you were gamers

Tbf my DH is...

Enzo reminds me of vampire diaries

Ezra reminds me of pretty little liars

I vote Enzo

If your DH is Italian then go for Enzo.
i still prefer Ezra but Enzo is nice too.

Sorry I mean he's a gamer lol

Must have been subliminal inspiration
Tbf ... they are a great series of games

Enzo is a bit quirky but I like it. A former colleague named her boy Enzo about 10 years ago, neither her or her husband were of Italian heritiage.

I dont mind Ezra, however its sudden rocket in popularity would put me off.

One of my cats is called Enzo.

25 boys called Ezra? That must be a massive nursery.

I love Leo but it’s very popular atm. I like Enzo and Ezra much better than this list 😊

Do you like

Koby
Boden
Milo
Rio
Cyrus
Jonah
Levi
Zeke
Reid
Flynn

Enzo sounds like a clown

If me and my partner ever have another child and it's a boy we are going to name him Enzo...we love that name 🥰

I like Cosmo a lot.

I like both Enzo and Ezra too.

Not keen on Rourke.
Leo is lovely (also Leon).
Axel is nice.
Myer - I'd spell it Meyer, not bad.

Ezra for me. George Ezra wouldn’t even occur to me since Ezra is a reasonably popular/well known name now - in fact unfortunately Ezra Miller would probably occur to me first. Objectively it’s a nice sounding name though and Ezra Theo John works well.

I should love Enzo (and I do really like the full romantic sounding Lorenzo - though that may be hard to pull off without some Italian links), but for some reason I associate Enzo with Bozo or Gonzo - so a bit clowny. I do like similar Elio though? And cool palindrome Asa as another option instead of Ezra?

I love KOBY but DH hates it.

Have a pet called Zeke so that's ruled out lol otherwise yes!

Enzo is very popular as a Spanish (language) name right now - in Spain, Latin America, USA. It may also be a shortening of names like Lorenzo, Vicenzo, etc. The pronunciation is a bit different from the Italian, with a shorter first syllable (ehn rather than aiyn) and the z pronounced as s rather than ts. I like it.

I have come across so many dogs called Enzo, so it's not a human name, in my opinion!

Ezra is okay. Just think it sounds more like a man's name than a baby/child's name.

Axel i find quite harsh.
Leo also very popular.
Cosmo is cool.
Myer - don't know this one, does it sound like Maya?
Don't like Rourke

What about Blake? Ryker? Oban? Lennon?

@ImADeadGirlWalking
"Ezra is okay. Just think it sounds more like a man's name than a baby/child's name"

Isn't that a good thing?

Prefer Ezra to Enzo, can also be spelled Ezrah.

Enzo reminds me that there used to be a Ferrari Enzo, a while back I think.

Cenzo, short for Vincenzo, is a similar name, but as always, you have to consider how it would ( or could) be pronounced.