Jewish Girl Names
- Nehama
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"comfort"Description:
See NECHAMA.
- Yidel
- Liron
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"song for me"Description:
Stylish Hebrew name with a sleek and streamlined sound and a beautiful meaning.
- Galia
- Orit
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"light"Description:
A bit blunt.
- Shprintze
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"hope"Description:
Best known as the name of Tevya's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
- Enav
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"grape"Description:
Enav hits all the style notes of modern names, as a short, gender-neutral name with a strong V. The cute fruit meaning adds to its charms.
- Adva
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"small wave; ripple"Description:
A possible addition to the Ava / Ada / Adah collection, with a Jewish twist.
- Yuval
Origin:
Hebrew variation of Jubal, LatinMeaning:
"stream"Description:
Although it's a variation of the masculine name Jubal, modern Israelis have taken to using Yuval for girls as well.
- Yitty
Origin:
Diminutive of Yetta, YiddishMeaning:
"light"Description:
One of those cute Yiddish nicknames that feel charmingly vintage when borne by young Jewish girls today. These names, such as Gitty and Malkie and Faigy, are typically reserved for the most religious Jewish communities.
- Basia
- Hodaya
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"splendor of Yahweh"Description:
Hodaya is within the Top 20 in Israel.
- Shaula
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"raised tail"Description:
A star in Scorpio whose name would certainly translate into a soft and unusual option for your November baby.
- Ephrath
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful place"Description:
Place name and feminine given name in the Old Testament.
- Gittel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"good"Description:
Still heard in some religious Jewish communities, however diminutive Gitty is more common as a given name.
- Shprintza
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"hope"Description:
The exact origins of Shprintza, and its original form, Shrprintze, are unknown, though it is speculated to be the Yiddish variation of the Spanish name Esperanza.
- Minda
Origin:
Short form of Melinda or SanskritMeaning:
"knowledge, wisdom"Description:
Minda is a simle, even familiar-sounding name that is nevertheless completely unknown. It might be a contraction of Melinda but it is a genuine Indian name with an appealing meaning.
- Dafna
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laurel"Description:
The Hebrew form of Daphne, typically only heard among Jewish families in the US.
- Yudel
- Tzipporah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bird"Description:
Spelling variation of Tziporah.