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What does Esau mean?
Esau 
as a boys' name is pronounced EE-sah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Esau is "hairy". From esaw. Biblical: Esau, the eldest son of Isaac, was tricked out of his inheritance by his brother Jacob. He was born covered in red hair and was a skilled and adventurous hunter. See also Edom.
Variations
RELATIONS VIA EDOM, ISAAC, JACOB Isa, Isaak, Isac, Isak, Issac, Izak, Izsak, Jaap, Jay▼, Zak
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Esau Elton (E.E.), ..
How popular is Esau?
Esau is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#22983 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Esau reached its apex rank of #1194 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Esau are Jacob (#13 FROM RECENT DATA), Isaac (#34), Jay (#399), Issac (#568), Isa (#1413), Isaak (#1571), Isac, Isak, Izak and Zak. Adoption of these relations of Esau was widespread among parents 2 decades ago (AVERAGE #1206) and is somewhat lower today (#1272, DOWN 46.7%), with the form Jay going out of style. Isaac is the most contemporarily stylish birth name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Esau is pronounced similarly to Asa, Asaya, Eusaio, Ezio, Isaia, Isais, Isiah▼, Issy and Osei. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Beau▲, Ean, Eban, Edan, Egan, Ehsan, Eian, Elam, Elan, Eliu, Eman, Eran, Esias, Esmay, Esme, Esra, Etan, Euan, Eva, Evan, Ewan, Ezar and Tau. These names tend to be more commonly used than Esau.
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