Yiddish Names that Start With M

  1. Moshe
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "son or deliver"
    • Description:

      Moshe is the original Hebrew form of Moses, also spelled Mosheh. In the past it was changed to names like Morris, Moe and Maurice.
  2. Moishe
    • Origin:

      Yiddish variation of Moses, Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "delivered from the water"
    • Description:

      A name commonly heard on New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the last century.
  3. Mendel
    • Origin:

      Yiddish variation of Menachem
    • Description:

      Mendel is an Old World Jewish name that is also the surname of the founder of genetics.
  4. Mende
    • Moyshe
      • Motl
        • Mosheh
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "son or deliver"
          • Description:

            The original Hebrew form of Moses, also spelled Mosheh. In the past it was translated to names like Morris, Moe and Maurice.
        • Mendele
          • Motke