Eliezer

Locally spelled אליעזר in IL Israel.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

• Spanish:/ɛliɛsɛr/○(machine-generated) model-generated
• Portuguese:/ɛljɛzeɾ/○(machine-generated) model-generated
• English:/ˌɛliˈiːzə(ɹ)/●(recorded in a dictionary) from Wiktionary

Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.

Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Eliezer, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Cornelius
• Ilan
• Azariah
• Abner
• Boaz

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Eliezer is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name6 spellings in the group

  Also written Elie͏̈zer, Elíezer, Éliézer, Eliézer, Éliezer

• Indonesian given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Eliézer, Eliezèr

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Elíezer

• Arabic given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia

  Also written Eliézer

53 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Eliezer is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• As a biblical name, Eliezer conveys a sense of faith and divine support, meaning "God is help". While several biblical figures bear this name, its most famous bearers are Abraham's servant and a son of Moses, making it a classic name rooted in a legacy of faith and loyalty.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Eliezer is a classic Hebrew name meaning "my God is help." It is the name of several biblical figures, including a prophet known for his courage to speak God's truth to a king. The name conveys a sense of faith and reliance on divine assistance.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• A classic biblical name of Hebrew origin, Eliezer means "God is my help." It conveys a sense of faith and reliance on divine support. While there are several notable Eliezers in the Bible, all share this powerful and reassuring name.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Eliezer, meaning "God is my help" in Hebrew, has a strong biblical heritage. In the Bible, one Eliezer was a tribal leader who served in King David's administration, representing a legacy of leadership and faith.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• The name Eliezer, meaning 'God is my help,' is a classic biblical name reflecting faith and divine reliance. While several individuals in the Bible bear this name, it conveys a sense of tradition and steadfastness.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Elie Wieselb. 1928USnot in their usual nameRomanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor (1928-2016)
• Leonard Cohenb. 1934CAnot in their usual nameCanadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
• Pedro Rodriguezb. 1987ESnot in their usual nameSpanish association football player (born 1987)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

72 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 38 countries.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Eliezer mean, and where does it come from?

The name Eliezer means 'My God is help' or 'God of help,' reflecting a statement of faith in God's assistance. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.

Is Eliezer a male or female name?

Eliezer is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Brazil (IBGE, 2022), United States (Census Bureau, 2020), Venezuela (asosab) and Spain (INE), among others.

How do you pronounce Eliezer?

It depends on the language: in Spanish /ɛliɛsɛr/; in Portuguese /ɛljɛzeɾ/; in English /ˌɛliˈiːzə(ɹ)/ (Wiktionary). Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

How common is the name Eliezer?

In Brazil, the national register counted 23,596 people named Eliezer in 2022, about 1 in 9.0 thousand residents.

How common is Eliezer compared with other names?

In Brazil, Eliezer is the 891st most common given name of 474,894 given names recorded there.

Which countries have the most people named Eliezer?

In Brazil, the national register counted about 24 thousand people named Eliezer, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled eliezer. After it come Israel, Venezuela, United States and Mexico; the country table on this page ranks them.