Ebenezer (given name)
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Ebenezer, less commonly spelled Ebenezar, is a male given name
of Hebrew
origin meaning "Stone of the help" (derived from the phrase "Eben ha-Ezer"). The name is sometimes abbreviated as Eben.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
of Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
origin meaning "Stone of the help" (derived from the phrase "Eben ha-Ezer"). The name is sometimes abbreviated as Eben.
List of people with the given name Ebenezer
- Ebenezer AdamsEbenezer AdamsEbenezer Adams was an American educator. He was born to Ephraim Adams and Rebecca Locke Adams in 1765.He graduated with honor from Dartmouth College in 1791, and became the academic preceptor of Leicester, Massachusetts the following year. In 1795, he married Alice Frink, with whom he had five...
(1765–1841), American educator - Ebenezer Ako-AdjeiEbenezer Ako-AdjeiDr. Ebenezer Ako-Adjei was a nationalist politician from Ghana. Ako-Adjei is considered to be one of the Big Six in the history of Ghanaian independence. The Big Six are arguably some of the most famous people in Ghana's fight for independence from British rule...
(1916–2002), Ghanaian politician - Ebenezer AllenEbenezer AllenEbenezer Allen was an American soldier, pioneer, and member of the Vermont General Assembly. He was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on 17 October 1743. His parents were Samuel Allen and Hannah Miller ....
(1743–1806), American patriot - Ebenezer BeesleyEbenezer BeesleyEbenezer Beesley was a Latter-day Saint hymn writer and composer. The music for twelve of the hymns in the 1985 English-language hymnal of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints written by him....
(1840–1906), writer and composer of Mormon religious music - Ebenezer CookeEbenezer CookeEbenezer Cooke , a London-born poet, wrote what some scholars consider the first American satire: “The Sotweed Factor, or A Voyage to Maryland, A Satyr”...
(ca. 1665 – ca. 1732), London-born American poet and satirist - Ebenezer ErskineEbenezer ErskineEbenezer Erskine was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church ....
(1680–1754), Scottish minister - Ebenezer EkubanEbenezer EkubanEbenezer Ekuban, Jr. is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys 20th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...
(born 1976), American football player - Ebenezer B. FinleyEbenezer B. FinleyEbenezer Byron Finley was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, nephew of Stephen Ross Harris.Born in Orrville, Ohio, Finley attended the public schools....
(1833–1916), American Congressman - Ebenezer Fontes BragaEbenezer Fontes BragaEbenezer "Pitbull" Fontes Braga is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division...
(born 1969), Brazilian mixed martial artist - Ebenezer Albert Fox (1857–1926), English poacher
- Ebenezer HanksEbenezer HanksEbenezer Hanks was born on 11 February 1815 in Argyle, Washington County, New York to Joseph Hanks and Almira Kennedy. Ebenezer grew up in the nearby small towns of Greenwich and Salem, northeast of Albany, New York. Joseph had fought in the War of 1812 and was a prosperous farmer and tavern...
(1815–1884), Mormon pioneer and businessman - Ebenezer HowardEbenezer HowardSir Ebenezer Howard is known for his publication Garden Cities of To-morrow , the description of a utopian city in which people live harmoniously together with nature. The publication resulted in the founding of the garden city movement, that realized several Garden Cities in Great Britain at the...
(1850-1928), British urbanist - Ebenezer ObeyEbenezer ObeyEbenezer Obey , nicknamed the "Chief Commander," is a Nigerian pop musician.- Biography :Obey, whose full name is Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi, was born in Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria of Egba-Yoruba ethnic background. He is of the Owu subgroup of the Egba. He began his professional...
(born 1942), Nigerian pop musician - Ebenezer RhodesEbenezer RhodesEbenezer Rhodes , topographer, was born in Masborough near Rotherham, in 1762. He entered the cutlery trade in 1777 and served a seven year apprenticeship. He was interested in reading and the theatre but his occupation was as a senior partnership with David Champion in a business that made scissors...
(1762–1839), English topographer
Fictional characters
- Ebenezer ScroogeEbenezer ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge is the principal character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novel, Scrooge is a cold-hearted, tight-fisted and greedy man, who despises Christmas and all things which give people happiness...
, fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1843 story A Christmas Carol - Ebenezer BlackadderEbenezer BlackadderEbenezer Blackadder is one of the many Blackadder descendants from the BBC sitcom of the name. Unlike his ancestors, however, he is the only member of the Blackadder family whose name is not Edmund to feature in the television shows.-Overview:...
, Blackadder character from Victorian England, introduced in 1988
See also
- Eben-EzerEben-EzerEben-Ezer , is the name of a location that is mentioned by the Books of Samuel as the scene of battles between the Israelites and Philistines. It is specified as having been less than a day's journey by foot from Shiloh, near Aphek, in the neighbourhood of Mizpah, near the western entrance of the...
, a place mentioned as the site of two battles in the Books of Samuel of the Old Testament