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Eliezer (male)

Variants:Azriel (M) Helfgott (M)
Diminutive(s):Eli (M)
Can be spelt:Eleazer (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Biblical name meaning "God helps" in Hebrew; OT Exodus 6:23.

Amongst Jews, Helfgott has often been used as a German translation of the Hebrew names Azriel and Eliezer which have a similar meaning.
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