Ezekiel (name)

Ezekiel

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"God Will Strengthen"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ezequiel
Short form(s)	Zeke, Zeki

Ezekial is a masculine Hebrew language name, meaning "God Will Strengthen." It can be used as both a given name and a surname.

List of people

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Ezekiel (c. 622 – c. 570 BCE), Hebrew prophet of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel the Tragedian (2nd century BCE), author of Greek tragedies on biblical matters
• Ezekiel Bacon (1776–1870), American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts and New York
• Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (1862–1944), American politician from Mississippi
• Ezekiel F. Chambers (1788–1867), American politician from Maryland
• Ezekiel Elliott (born 1995), American football player
• Ezekiel Abraham Ezekiel (1757–1806), English engraver
• Ezekiel C. Gathings (1903–1979), American politician from Arkansas
• Ezekiel Hart (1767–1843), British North America entrepreneur and politician
• Ezekiel B. Hart (c. 1795–1814), United States naval officer
• Ezekiel Henty (born 1993), Nigerian footballer
• Ezekiel Kemboi (born 1982), Kenyan athlete
• Ezekiel Maige (born 1970), Tanzanian politician
• Ezekiel Ox (born c. 1980), Australian musician, actor and political activist
• Ezekiel S. Sampson (1831–1892), American lawyer, prosecutor, judge, and politician
• Ezekiel Tsoukalas (1913–1987), Greek Orthodox archbishop of Australia

Surname

• Ezekiel Abraham Ezekiel (1757–1806), English engraver
• Imoh Ezekiel (born 1993), Nigerian football player
• Judah bar Ezekiel (220–299 CE), Babylonian amora
• Mordecai Ezekiel (1899–1974), American economist
• Moses Jacob Ezekiel (1844–1917), American sculptor
• Nissim Ezekiel (1924–2004), Indian poet, playwright, and art critic

Fictional characters

• Ezekiel (comics), a character from Marvel's Spider-Man comics
• Ezekiel "Zeke" Stone, a character from the short-lived television series Brimstone.
• Ezekiel Bloor, a character in Jenny Nimmo's fantasy Children of the Red King series.
• Ezekiel Cheever, a character in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible
• Ezekiel Jackson, ring name of professional wrestler Rycklon Stephens, currently competing for WWE
• Ezekiel Rage, an overzealous antagonist from the television series The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
• Ezekiel Zick from the Monster Allergy comic book and animated Series.
• Ezekiel, a fallen angel in the TV series Supernatural