415+ Hebrew Boy Names
- Naaman
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"sweet herbs"Description:
The double a makes it special.
- Belshazzar
- Galil
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rolling hills, cylinder"Description:
Refers to the hilly region of Galilee, an easily assimilated Israeli name.
- Jachin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"he establishes"Description:
A son of Simeon in the Old Testament whose name is largely unknown in modern times -- though that may change as parents look for a substitute for the overused Jacob and Jadon.
- Chalil
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"flute"Description:
Rarely heard in this country.
- Zakk
Origin:
Hebrew, Short form of ZacharyMeaning:
"the Lord has remembered"Description:
Zakk is an ekstra-kinetic spelling of a short form that's more and more often standing on its own, also as Zac, Zak, Zach, and Zack. This version is largely associated with musician Zakk Wylde.
- Yakim
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"he will establish"Description:
One of many Hebrew Y names kept alive in Israel and in American religious communities.
- Berakhiah
- Gidon
- Siomon
- Porat
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful, productive"Description:
A name that is used to describe a handsome or clever boy, and is also an Israeli place-name.
- Pesah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"spared"Description:
The Hebrew name for Passover, making this the Jewish version of naming your child Christmas or Easter.
- Temani
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"from the south"Description:
This biblical name is also a Hebrew term for someone from Yemen, since that country is south of Israel.
- Elul
Origin:
HebrewDescription:
Another culture's version of the month-naming tradition: this is the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Avrom
- Benyamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"Description:
Benjamin for purists. See BENJAMIN.
- Peretz
- Bered
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"hail"Description:
Mentioned in the Old Testament as both a place-name and a grandson of Ephraim, this would make a fairly obscure biblical choice.
- Tubia