415+ Hebrew Boy Names

Hebrew name rarely heard in the U. S. , making it a distinctive choice.

A minor Old Testament prophet, and a (deservedly) even more minor name.

Outlook in this country: paltry.

A middle-aged, if not elderly, name associated with Israeli statesman and onetime prime minister Begin, this is a symbolic appellation for boys born on the holiday of Tishah-b'Ab.

An Old Testament name -- he was the eldest son of Joseph -- that's still used in the Jewish community.

You might want to abbreviate this from one of the Biblical originals or use it as a name all on its own, an update of Sam or Finn. Sim is a Scottish Gaelic form of Simon.

More manageable than the Jebediahs and Jedidiahs, this name of several biblical characters would make an interesting, undiscovered Old Testament choice.

Prince of the tribe of Zebulon in the Exodus, everyone will misunderstand this as Elias, with a stuffed nose.

This name -- the basic form is Rachamim -- is especially popular among Sephardic Jews.

Anglicized as Judah, this name of a biblical patriarch is given symbolically to boys born on Chanukah; a form of it was spotlighted by violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.

One of the few biblical names ending in the upbeat o.

Has taken on a musical tone via the great violinist, Itzhak Perlman.

Known from the Menotti opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, this is a subdued and gentle name.

Gedaliah is a somewhat obscure biblical figure who ruled Judea under the Babylonians. In the past it has mainly been used by Jewish parents, but now it has some potential as an unusual name with that stylish Old Testament sound.

Undiscovered, but somewhat awkward Old Testament choice: he was the head of the tribe of Asher.

Symbolic name given to both boys and girls born on Shavuot, the Feast of the Harvest.

A bit too elephantine for a modern child.

This is most familiar here as a musical name, via Indian Parsi conductor Zubin Mehta, but it certainly could be used by others.

In the Bible, a son of Abraham and Keturah; this ancient and musical name nonetheless sounds like a character in a 1950s science fiction movie.