Yehezqel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yehezqel

What is the meaning of the name Yehezqel ?

The baby name Yehezqel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yeh-HEZ-kel.

Yehezqel is Hebrew in Origin.

Yehezqel is the scholarly transliteration of the Biblical Hebrew יחזקאל (Yeḥezqēl), from the root ḥ‑z‑q “to strengthen” plus the theophoric element El (“God”), yielding the meaning “God strengthens” or “may God make strong.” It is the name of the 6th‑century BCE priest‑prophet of the Babylonian exile and has remained in continuous Jewish use from antiquity through the Diaspora.

Variants and cognates include Hebrew Yehezkel/Yechezkel and academic Yeḥezqel; English Ezekiel; Latin Ezechiel; Greek Iezekiēl; French Ézéchiel; Spanish/Portuguese Ezequiel; German/Scandinavian Hesekiel; Russian Iezekiil; and Arabic Ḥizqīl. Hebrew/Yiddish diminutives include Hezki (Chezki) and Chatzkel. The name entered wider Christian usage via the Septuagint and Vulgate and saw particular favor among English Puritans, with periodic modern revivals across languages. Not to be confused with Hezekiah (Hebrew Yeḥizqiyahu), a distinct theophoric name built on the same strengthening root.

⚙ Yehezqel is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.