Ezekiel

Ezekiel meaning

Ezekiel is an international and Christian boy's name of Hebrew origin.

God strengthens; God will strengthen

Also used to mean: strength of God

Ezekiel is the Hebrew name Yəḥezqēʾl, built from the verb ḥāzaq, "to be strong", and ʾēl, "God". Strong's Concordance (H3168) gives "God will strengthen", and Brown-Driver-Briggs "God strengtheneth". Its great bearer is the prophet Ezekiel, a priest taken to Babylon with the exiles in the sixth century BCE, whose book opens with his vision of God's glorious chariot and includes the vision of the valley of dry bones coming back to life. The name is used by Christian and Jewish families, and Zeke is a short form. Its strong meaning and rhythm suit Indian parents who like names with a clear sense.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew, H3168 · entry יְחֶזְקֵאל Yəḥezqēʾl · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H3168, Yechezqel (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Ezekiel, prophet of the Babylonian exile

Popularity abroad

• #61 United States, boys 2025 (down 7 from 54 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #208 England and Wales, boys 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Ezekiel · Ezequiel · Ezechiel

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