Given name & surname · also Latin

Esdra

“help”

Esdra is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Italian.

Original LatinEsdras

Meaning & origin

What it means

Esdra goes back to Latin Esdra, meaning “help.”

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Where it comes from

Esdra comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Latin Esdras, from Biblical Hebrew עזרא.

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Esdra’s family of names

In Italian usage, Esdra has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ezra. Esdra has a conventional equivalent in the German form Esra. In Latin usage, Esdra has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ezdrasz.

Walk Esdra’s family in the name graph

EsdraΕσδράΈσδραEzraEsraIsraaЕздраEzdrasz

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Esdra has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

LatinGreek

Latinwhere Esdra comes from · 1 name

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Esdra, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Elasah

“God has made”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Elí

“high; height, elevation”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Eluzai

“God is my strength” · “God is my refuge”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Imla

“he will utter” · “he will full”

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Irijah

“Yah sees” · “he will see Yah”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Izri

“fashioner”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Ahiram

“brother of height” · “brother of the lofty”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Beracah

“blessing”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Sibling ideas

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