Ezekiel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ezekiel \e-ze-

is pronounced ee-ZEE-k'-yul. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "strength of God". Biblical: Ezekiel was a prophet who was among the captives taken to Babylon at the first fall of Jerusalem; he wrote the Book of Ezekiel while in captivity. Esequiel is a Spanish form.

Ezekiel has 6 variant forms: Esequiel, Ezechiel, Eziechiele, Eziequel, Ezequiel and Zeke.

For more information, see also the related name Chico.

Baby names that sound like Ezekiel are Eskel and Eskil.

Ezekiel is a somewhat common first name for men (#1075 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#29041 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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