Ebenezer
Ebenezer is the name of a biblical place --the stone set up by Samuel to mark his victory over the Philistines--rather than a person. It was adopted by the British Puritans as a first name and then exported to America, where it had some early popularity, even entering the Top 1000 in the 1880s.
After appearing in Walter Scott's novel Waverly and Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped, it made its most lasting impression as Dickens's miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, pretty much annihilating the name, but since Scrooge did reform at the end of A Christmas Carol, maybe there's some slight hope for the old name yet. If you have a sense of humor, you might consider it one of the darker Christmas baby names.
The good news: the appealing short form Eben--so if you find Ebenezer too loaded and quirky for your taste, you might skip straight to the nickname.
Gender
Boy
Meaning
stone of help
Origin
Hebrew
Numerology
E is for endear, all those you touch.
B is for befriend, it is so easy for you.
E is for excite, your spirit is catching!
N is for neatness, your orderly way.
E is for eternal, your spirit will live.
Z is for zip, the quickness in your step!
E is for elate, you make others happy.
R is for rapport, friends seek you.
Lucky
Ebenezer lucky number is 8.
8 is all about abundance. Within numerology, this number is linked to material wealth and financial success. Ambitious and goal-oriented, 8 can effortlessly assume leadership positions through its natural magnetism. 8 applies big-picture thinking to broaden its scope, racing up the top of any ladder to reach extraordinary heights.
Famous People Named Ebenezer
- Marge Baliff Simon American speculative fiction novelist
- (Mary) Marg Helgenberger American actress
- Ebenezer R. Hoar 30th U.S. Attorney General (1869,70)
- Ebenezer Howard British urban theorist/city planner
- Ebenezer Huntington American politician
Ebenezer in Pop Culture
- Ebenezer Lucas characher in "Sims" series
