A Hebrew biblical name meaning God is my help.
Eliezer is an ancient Hebrew name with a beautifully transparent structure: from El, "God," and ezer, "help," it means "my God is help." Few names wear their theology so clearly. It appears in the Hebrew Bible in several places, most memorably as the name of a servant of Abraham and as one of the sons of Moses, whose naming is explicitly tied to divine aid.
Because of that scriptural depth, Eliezer belongs to a family of names that have been spoken, translated, and reinterpreted for millennia across Jewish, Christian, and neighboring traditions. Its descendants and relatives stretch widely: Eleazar, Lazarus, Elazar, and Yiddish Lazer all belong to the same broader historical web. The name is also carried by major Jewish thinkers, most famously Rabbi Eliezer in rabbinic literature, which gives it intellectual as well as biblical weight.
In modern use, Eliezer has remained especially strong in Jewish communities, where it often signals tradition, learning, and continuity with Hebrew sources. Outside those circles it can sound stately, solemn, and distinctive, with a rhythm that feels both ancient and fresh. Literary readers may also hear its kinship with the Lazarus family of names, which adds a secondary echo of endurance and sacred history. Eliezer has never become fully detached from its scriptural roots, and that is precisely its power: it still sounds like a name meant to say something enduring about faith and dependence on help beyond oneself.