Ezekiel

Ezekiel \e-ze-kiel, ez-eki-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Ezekiel is pronounced in English as ihZIYKiyahL or ihZIYKYahL ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ezekiel: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Ezekiel?

Ezekiel is of Hebrew origin and it is used largely in the English language. The meaning of the name is 'God strengthens'. Biblical name derived from el meaning 'God, powerful' ; chazaq meaning 'strong, to strengthen'. Yechezqel (Hebrew) is an original form of Ezekiel. The name was borne in the Bible by an important 6th-century prophet who wrote the Book of Ezekiel. Through his vivid visions, he prophesied the restoration of Israel to the Jews during his exile in Babylon. As an English name, it was first adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It has become less popular after the 19th century, and is today used mainly by Jews. Ezekiel has 18 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variations of the name used in English Esequiel name (used in Spanish as well), baby name Esquevelle, Ezekial meaning, name Ezekyel origin, baby name Ezell, nicknames for Ezequiel (used in Portuguese and Spanish as well), Eziechiele meaning and origin, and Eziequel name. The contraction short names for Zeke (used in Hebrew as well) is another English variation. Foreign variations name Chatzkel origin (Yiddish), Ezéchiel name popularity (French), Haskel pronounciation (Yiddish), name Hesekiel meaning (Finnish and German), Heskel name variations (Yiddish), Iezekiel meaning and origin (Greek), Jesekijel name popularity (Russian), and Yechezkel meaning (Hebrew). Another foreign form is the variant spelling Ezechiel definition (German). Ezekiel is popular as a baby boy name, and it viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1970s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2010 with 0.082% of baby boys being given the name Ezekiel. It was #213 in rank then. Among all boy names in its family, Ezekiel was the most popular in 2010. Ezekiel was used 4 times more than the subsequent ranked name, meaning of Ezequiel, in that year.

List of baby names that sound like Ezekiel:

name Ezekial (English), name Aeklea meaning, name Aekleah meaning, Iazeel pronounciation, Eagel name popularity, Eagle meaning (English), Eegel meaning of name, Eegle meaning of name, Egyl definition, baby name Eigil, name Excel meaning, nicknames for Excell, name Exequiel origin, Exsel pronounciation, Exsell pronounciation, name Aeklee meaning, Aekleigh meaning of name, Aekley pronounciation, baby name Aekli, and name Aeklie.

The baby name Ezekiel fun facts:

The name Ezekiel in reverse order is "Leikeze".

The numerological value of the name Ezekiel is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Ezekiel?

Ezekiel is in the top names in USA.