Ezra Abbot

Ezra (Hebrew: עֶזְרָא) is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the root ע-ז-ר meaning "help". The name originated from the Biblical figure Ezra the Scribe, who is traditionally credited as the author of Ezra-Nehemiah and the Books of Chronicles of the Hebrew Bible. The name is a probable abbreviation of the name Azaryahu (עזריהו) which means "Yahweh helps". The name alternatively has the Greek-Latin form Esdras which was used for Ezra the Scribe which comes from the Greek word …