Hershel

Hebrew
"deer"

Hershel Origin and Meaning

The name Hershel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "deer".

Gentle meaning and bona fide Hebrew history, but feels old-mannish, like Herman and Menashe.

# 863 in the US

Hershel Rank in US Top 1000

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Popularity of the name Hershel

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Famous People Named Hershel

  • Hershel McGriff
    American NASCAR driver
  • Hershel Schachter
    American rabbi and Talmudic scholar
  • Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams
    American WWII hero
  • Hershel Wayne Gober
    former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • Hershel of Ostropol
    Ukrainian prankster folk hero

The name Hershel in Pop Culture

  • Hershel Greene
    character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
  • Professor Hershel Layton
    main character in the Professor Layton video game series
  • Hershel Agasa
    character in anime "Case Closed"