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Esau

boy name · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

biblical, Jacob's twin brother, traditionally 'hairy'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Esau peaked in the 2000s.

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