When we chose the name Ezra, we never saw it coming that so many people would think that it's a female name. I suppose that living in a community influenced by the Spanish language, a name ending in "a" tends to mean its feminine. That, paired with the fact that Ezra wears a lot of gender neutral clothing, he is often mistaken for a little girl. Which, truly doesn't bother me...except for when we are at the pediatrician's office. We always correct the nurse (the same nurse every time), simply because we don't want her to be surprised when/if she opens his diaper. So, at our most recent visit I dressed him in ALL blue to help her out a bit. But, no luck, our little man got called a "she" once again.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Our lil' man
When we chose the name Ezra, we never saw it coming that so many people would think that it's a female name. I suppose that living in a community influenced by the Spanish language, a name ending in "a" tends to mean its feminine. That, paired with the fact that Ezra wears a lot of gender neutral clothing, he is often mistaken for a little girl. Which, truly doesn't bother me...except for when we are at the pediatrician's office. We always correct the nurse (the same nurse every time), simply because we don't want her to be surprised when/if she opens his diaper. So, at our most recent visit I dressed him in ALL blue to help her out a bit. But, no luck, our little man got called a "she" once again.
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Tell people it's a male Hebrew name.
The name Ezra means Help, with the connotation of Strong Vision. And that would suit this amazing visionary and reformer just fine.
(From,abarim-publications.com)
Love, Mom
I love reading your new adventures of the green family!
~Rache
ezro has a nice ring to it---at least for the out in public moments!
love,
megan
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