The first name Esdras

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About the first name Esdras

Meaning

The name Esdras traditionally means “help” or “aid”.

Historical origin

The name Esdras comes from Hebrew Ezra, the name of a biblical scribe and priest.

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The spread of Esdras owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:es-drasɛzdʁ.a

Frequency of the first name Esdras by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Esdras by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EsdrasLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Esdras in baptisms by year.201510501800182118421863188419051800–1804 1 baptisms1810–1814 1 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1820–1824 9 baptisms1825–1829 16 baptisms1830–1834 16 baptisms1835–1839 15 baptisms1840–1844 8 baptisms1845–1849 18 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 18 baptisms1860–1864 12 baptisms1865–1869 16 baptisms1870–1874 8 baptisms1875–1879 4 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 4 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 3 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms

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