Ezra vs Gideon

Snowflakemama · February 22, 2019, 10:38am

We love less popular Bible names for boys and can’t decided between our top two favorites:

[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] or [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (middle names are family names)

DS1 is [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (nn “[name_u]Bo[/name_u]”).

QuirkFlower · February 22, 2019, 10:41am

I like both [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], but I think I like [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] better with [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]. Is [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] an option? I think that would be my favorite.

Babies123456 · February 22, 2019, 12:26pm

I love [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]. [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] not so much .

jrave656 · February 22, 2019, 12:59pm

I don’t think either [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] or [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] are less popular Biblical names - I especially hear a lot of [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] these days. I’d vote for [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], although I do know of at least one little boy in my circle who shares it.

bellerose · February 22, 2019, 1:22pm

I love both, i vote for [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] cause i love it much more with [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] than [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]. Awesome picks both though.

claireelisewren · February 22, 2019, 1:41pm

Oh, I love [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] would sound ever nicer, as there isn’t the repeated -d- sound.

[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is quite nice as well, though I don’t love the double “ra” sounds back to back in [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m].

a282 · February 22, 2019, 2:16pm

I prefer [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] with [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]

AliciaDawn · February 22, 2019, 7:02pm

[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] is great!

pamjsg99 · February 22, 2019, 7:11pm

I like [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] with [name_m]Boaz[/name_m].

renee_seance · February 23, 2019, 7:44am

Both are amazing names and combos! I like [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] better with your son’s name, though

eireann · February 23, 2019, 9:04am

I love [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], and love it with brother [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]. I don’t care for [name_m]Gideon[/name_m].

missLis · February 23, 2019, 1:40pm

I prefer [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]

alchemicallypurplefa · February 23, 2019, 3:23pm

I prefer [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] better, especially with [name_m]Boaz[/name_m]. [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m] also flows better than [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] [name_f]IMO[/name_f].

PrincessShannon · February 23, 2019, 4:07pm

I love [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], but its a little close to [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] for me, so [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] gets my vote!