415+ Hebrew Girl Names

  1. Galya
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God has redeemed, hill of God"
    • Description:

      Well used in Israel and in Russia, either on its own or as an endearment for Galila or Galina.
  2. Varda
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "rose, pink"
    • Description:

      Commonly heard in Israel, but here it could be an unusual way to honor Grandma Rose.
  3. Moselle
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "drawn from the water"
    • Description:

      Feminine spin on Moses and European river name that's also the name of a wine.
  4. Sada
    • Origin:

      Hebrew variation of Sarah; also Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "chaste"
    • Description:

      The late actress Sada Thompson introduced this obscure but usable form.
  5. Uriela
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God's light"
    • Description:

      That difficult Ur- sound cancels out the feminine appeal of the rest of the name.
  6. Jordana
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "flowing down"
    • Description:

      A feminization used more before Jordan joined the girls' camp.
  7. Tziporah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "bird"
    • Description:

      Biblical wife of Moses whose name has many variations, with and without the initial T and final h, with one p or two. However you spell it, it's an original choice that also carries teasing potential; those zipper jokes will get old fast, though Zippy is a cute nickname.
  8. Ganya
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "clever"
    • Description:

      Tanya with a G.
  9. Hulda
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "sweet, lovable"
    • Description:

      Hilda with a stuffed nose.
  10. Raphia
    • Panna
      • Origin:

        Hungarian variation of Anna; Hindi
      • Meaning:

        "grace; emerald"
      • Description:

        Panna is a name with many allusions — in addition to those above, a serene and sacred city in India and the Italian word for cream. Panna might make a fresh alternative to Anna or Hannah.
    • Tzipora
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "bird"
      • Description:

        An important biblical name, being the wife of Moses in Exodus. Has a number of spelling variations, including Tziporah, Zipora(h), Zippora(h), Tzipor and Tzipori. The Yiddish forms are Tzeitl and Tzertel.
    • Avri
      • Origin:

        English or Hebrew, spelling variation of Avery or feminine short form of Avraham
      • Description:

        The name recently given to their daughter by Susan and Robert Downey, Jr. is pronounced like Avery and may be seen as a kree8tiv spelling variation of that popular unisex name or a girlish short form of Avraham, the Biblical Hebrew form of Abraham.
    • Jola
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "God is willing"
      • Description:

        Could be used to honor a Joel.
    • Aleeza
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "joy"
      • Description:

        Aleeza is one of the most energetic of the legion of Alyssa/Alicia/Eliza names. Another spelling of Aleeza: Aliza.
    • Leeza
      • Origin:

        Hebrew, diminutive of Aleeza
      • Description:

        Leeza may feel like the flagging Lisa or Liza, but its pronunciation is a hybrid of the two and it's a name that's distinct on its own.
    • Hagar
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "flight, forsaken"
      • Description:

        Hagar is an Old Testament name with an unfortunate association with comic strip character "Hagar the Horrible."
    • Pella
      • Origin:

        Scandinavian, diminutive of Petronella, or Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "stone or marvel of God"
      • Description:

        This rare name crosses cultures. With the popularity of Ella and Bella, perhaps we'll hear more of Pella one day soon?
    • Haviva
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "well loved"
      • Description:

        An alternative to the more familiar Aviva.
    • Yadira
      • Origin:

        Spanish, meaning unknown
      • Description:

        Feminine name consistently popular in the Latino community.