Ebenezer (given name)

Ebenezer
Gender	Male
Origin
Language	Hebrew
Meaning	"stone of the help"
Other names
Short forms	Eben, Ben

Last updated December 07, 2025

Ebenezer, less commonly spelled Ebenezar, is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "stone of the help" (derived from the phrase Even ha-Ezer).^[1] The name is sometimes abbreviated as Eben. Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has given the name a negative connotation.^[2]

List of people with the given name Ebenezer

Ebenezer Adam (1919–2011), Ghanaian teacher and politician
Ebenezer Adams (1765–1841), American educator
Ebenezer Kwadwo Teye Addo, Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Addy (born 1940), Ghanaian sociologist and former sprinter
Ebenezer Ackon (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei (1916–2002), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Ato Ayirebi-Acquah (fl.1993–1997), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro (born 2004), Nigerian footballer
Ebenezer Akuete (born 1935), Ghanaian diplomat and economist
Ebenezer Akwanga (born 1970), Ambazonian independence activist
Ebenezer Alden (1788–1881), American medical biographer and physician
Ebenezer Allen (Vermont politician) (1743–1806), American patriot
Ebenezer Allen (Texas politician) (1804–1863), American politician
Eben Allen (1868–1931), Australian businessman and politician
Ebenezer Assifuah (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
Ebenezer Theophilus Odartei Ayeh (born 1920), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Thompson Baird (1821–1887), American minister
Ebenezer Baldwin (1745–1776), American religious leader
E.T. Barnette (1863–1933), American swindler
Ebenezer Bassett (1833–1908), American ambassador
Ebenezer Battelle (1754–1815), American politician and soldier
Ebenezer Battle (fl.1779), American politician
Ebenezer Bailey (1795–1839), American educator
Ebenezer Beesley (1840–1906), writer and composer of Mormon religious music
Ebenezer Blakely (1806–1889), American lawyer and politician
Ebenezer Bradbury (1793–1864), American politician
Ebenezer N. Briggs (1801–1873), American lawyer and politician
Ebenezer Brigham (1789–1861), American pioneer and politician
Ebenezer Brown (c.1824–1883), English-Canadian merchant and politician
Ebenezer Bryce (1830–1913), Mormon pioneer
Ebenezer John Buchanan (1844–1930), South African journalist and politician
Ebenezer Burgess (1790–1870), American minister
Ebenezer Butterick (1826–1903), American tailor and inventor
Eben Byers (1880–1932), Socialite, industrialist, athlete
Ebenezer Calendar, (1912–1985), Sierra Leonean musician
Ebenezer Child (1770–1886), American composer
Ebenezer Childs (1797–1864), American pioneer and legislator
Ebenezer Coker (died 1783), English silversmith
Ebenezer Colls (1812–1887), English painter
Ebenezer Cooke (disambiguation), several people
Ebenezer Crafts (1740–1810), American businessman
Ebenezer Cunningham (1881–1977), British mathematician
Ebenezer Dadzie (born 1975), Ghanaian footballer
Ebenezer Moses Debrah (1928–2023), Ghanaian diplomat
Ebenezer Denny (1761–1822), American soldier and politician
Ebenezer V. Dickey (1821–1857), American politician from Pennsylvania
Ebenezer Dimieari (fl.1948–1960), Nigerian Anglican priest
Ebenezer Doan (1772–1866), American-Canadian builder
Ebenezer Donkor (1938–2016), Ghanaian actor
Ebenezer P. Dorr (1817–1881), American merchant
Ebenezer Dumont (1814–1871), American politician and general
Ebby Edwards (1884–1961), English politician
Ebenezer Elliott (1781–1849), English poet
Ebenezer Erskine (1680–1754), Scottish minister
Ebenezer Ekuban (born 1976), American football player
Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), American physician and politician
Ebenezer Emmons (1799–1863), American geologist
Eben Etzebeth (born 1991), South African rugby player
Ebenezer B. Finley (1833–1916), American Congressman
Ebenezer Fitch (1756–1833), American Calvinist clergyman
Ebenezer Fisher (fl.1785), American politician
Ebenezer Fontes Braga (born 1969), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Ebb Ford (1890–1974), British marine zoologist
Ebenezer Forrest (fl.1774), English attorney
Ebenezer Foster (fl.1783), English politician
Ebenezer Fox (died 1886), English journalist
Ebenezer Albert Fox (1857–1926), English poacher
Ebenezer Ghansah (born 1959), British taekwondo practitioner
Ebenezer Goddard (1816–1882), English engineer, businessman, and politician
Ebenezer Grant (1882–1962), English footballer
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor (1820–1910), American politician
Ebenezer Hagan (born 1975), Ghanaian footballer
Eben Hayes (1798–1881), American preacher and politician
Ebenezer Hamlin (1844–1900), New Zealand politician
Ebenezer Hazard (1744–1817), American businessman and publisher
Ebenezer Henderson (1784–1858), Scottish minister and missionary
Ebenezer Henderson (writer) (1809–1879), Scottish historian and writer
Ebenezer Herrick (1785–1839), American politician
Ebenezer J. Hill (1845–1917), American politician
Ebenezer R. Hoar (1816–1895), American politician and lawyer
Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928), British urbanist
Ebenezer Kingsbury Hunt (1810–1889), American physician
Ebenezer Kobina Fosu (born 1952), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Huntington (1754–1834), American politician and soldier
Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (1796–1874), American politician
Ebenezer Johnson (1786–1849), American businessman and politician
Ebenezer Alfred Johnson (1813–1891), American classical scholar
Ebenezer Joshua (1908–1991), Vincentian politician
Ebenezer Jones (1820–1860), English poet
Ebenezer Kendell (1886–1966), Australian politician
Ebenezer Kinnersley (1711–1778), English scientist, inventor, and lecturer
Ebenezer Knowlton (1815–1784), American politician and minister
Ebenezer Kojo Kum (born 1967), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Laing (1931–2015), Ghanaian botanist and geneticist
Ebenezer Landells (1808–1860), English wood-engraver, illustrator, and magazine proprietor
Ebenezer Lane (1793–1866), American politician
Ebenezer Learned (1728–1801), American soldier
Ebenezer Lounsbery (c.1787–1868), American politician
Ebenezer Mack (1791–1849), New York politician
Ebenezer Mackintosh (1737–1816), American shoemaker and protester
Ebenezer James MacRae (1881–1951), Scottish architect
Ebenezer Maitland (1780–1858), English landowner and politician
Ebenezer Magoffin (1817–1865), Confederate officer
Ebenezer E. Mason (1829–1910), American farmer and magistrate
Ebenezer Joseph Mather (1849–1927), English activist and writer
Ebenezer Mattoon (1755–1843), American politician
Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831–1924), English sportsman
Ebenezer Moseley (1813–1903), American-Canadian shipbuilder
Ebby Nelson-Addy (born 1992), English footballer
Ebenezer Norman (born 1981), Liberian philanthropist
Ebenezer F. Norton (1774–1851), American politician
Ebenezer Ntlali (born 1954), South African Anglican bishop
Ebenezer Obey (born 1942), Nigerian pop musician
Ebenezer Oduro Owusu (born 1960), Ghanaian entomologist
Ebenezer Ofori (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (1834–1924), American politician
Ebenezer Parkes (1848–1919), English politician
Ebenezer Peck (1805–1881), American attorney and politician
Ebenezer W. Peirce (1822–1902), American soldier
Ebenezer Pemberton (1746–1835), American educator
Ebenezer Pemberton (minister) (1671–1717), colonial American clergyman
Ebenezer J. Penniman (1804–1890), American politician
Ebenezer Perry (1788–1876), Canadian merchant and politician
Ebenezer Pettigrew (1783–1848), American politician
Ebenezer Picken (1769–1816), Scottish poet
Ebenezer Platt Rogers (1817–1881), American minister and author
Ebenezer W. Poe (1846–1898), American politician
Ebenezer Porter (1772–1834), American minister and writer
Ebenezer Erskine Pressly (1808–1860), American theologian
Ebenezer Prout (1835–1909), English musical theorist, writer, teacher, and composer
Ebenezer Quartey (born 1934), Ghanaian sprinter
Ebenezer Raynale (1804–1881), American physician and politician
Ebenezer Rhodes (1762–1839), English topographer
Ebenezer Russell (1747–1836), American politician
Ebenezer Sandford (1848–1897), New Zealand politician
Ebenezer Sage (1755–1834), American politician
Ebenezer Seaver (1763–1844), American politician
Ebenezer Seeley (1793–1866), American lawyer and politician
Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes (born 1939), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer J. Shields (1778–1846), American politician
Ebenezer Shoobridge (1820–1901), Australian politician
Ebenezer Sibly (1751–c.1799), English philosopher, astrologer, and writer
Ebenezer Sunder Singh (born 1967), Indian-American visual artist
Ebenezer Skellie (1842–1898), American soldier
Ebenezer "Slick" Smith (1929–1997), American stock car racer
Ebenezer Sproat (1752–1805), American soldier
Ebenezer Stevens (1751–1823), American soldier and merchant
Ebenezer Stoddard (1785–1847), American politician
Ebenezer Syme (1825–1860), Scottish-Australian journalist
Ebenezer Teichelmann (1859–1938), surgeon, mountaineer and photographer
Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi] (born 1969), Ghanaian politician
Ebenezer Thayer (1746–1809), American politician
Ebenezer Thomas (1802–1863), Welsh teacher and poet
Ebenezer Trotman (1809–1865), English architect
Ebenezer Tucker (1758–1845), American politician
Ebenezer Vickery (1827–1906), Australian businessman, pastoralist, and philanthropist
Ebenezer Wake Cook (1843–1926), English painter
Ebenezer Walden (1777–1857), American politician
Ebenezer A. Warner (fl.1858–1862), American politician
Ebenezer Ward (1837–1917), Australian politician and journalist
Ebenezer Washburn (1756–1826), Canadian businessman and politician
Ebenezer Webster (1739–1808), Father of Daniel Webster
Ebenezer T. Wells (1835–1923), American jurist
Ebenezer Whatley (1878–1933), English-Canadian farmer and politician
Ebenezer Wilson (fl.1707–1710), American politician
Ebenezer Young (1783–1851), American politician
Ebenezer Zane (1747–1811), American pioneer

Fictional characters

Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol . Scrooge is widely known in the English-speaking world as a cold-hearted miser who becomes redeemed after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas.
Ebenezer Dorset, fictional character in O. Henry's 1907 story "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Ebenezer Le Page, the chief protagonist and fictional author of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G. B. Edwards
Ebenezer Blackadder, Blackadder character from Victorian England, introduced in 1988
Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, character in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novel Kidnapped
Ebenezer Loomer (Ebby), one of the two villains (along with his brother Jacob) in the 19th Famous Five book by Enid Blyton, Five Go to Demon's Rocks
Ebenezer T. Squint, puppet character in the TV series Pinwheel
Ebenezar McCoy, character from The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher.
Ebenezer, weird character in the Shamen song "Ebenezer Goode"
Ebenezer Von Clutch, character from the video game Crash Bandicoot
Ebenezer Crabtree, main protagonist of the Ebenezer Crabtree mystery stories, which were published starting in 1809, and its series of adaptations, starting in 1928, in which he is played by James H. Finlayson.
Ebenezer Lynxley - a anthropomorphic lynx and the posthumous overarching antagonist ancestor of the Lynxley family from The 2025 film Zootopia 2 who he is a traitorous soul, who stole the journal of Agnes De'Snake and took credit for it.

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[1] Entry "'Eben ha-`ezer", in: Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary.

[2] "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ebenezer".

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Ebenezer (given name)

Contents

List of people with the given name Ebenezer

Fictional characters

See also

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