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Jewish Girl Names

  1. Nehama
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "comfort"
    • Description:

      See NECHAMA.
  2. Yidel
    • Liron
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "song for me"
      • Description:

        Stylish Hebrew name with a sleek and streamlined sound and a beautiful meaning.
    • Galia
      • Orit
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "light"
        • Description:

          A bit blunt.
      • Shprintze
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "hope"
        • Description:

          Best known as the name of Tevya's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
      • Enav
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "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:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "small wave; ripple"
        • Description:

          A possible addition to the Ava / Ada / Adah collection, with a Jewish twist.
      • Yuval
        • Origin:

          Hebrew variation of Jubal, Latin
        • Meaning:

          "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, Yiddish
        • Meaning:

          "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:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "splendor of Yahweh"
          • Description:

            Hodaya is within the Top 20 in Israel.
        • Shaula
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "raised tail"
          • Description:

            A star in Scorpio whose name would certainly translate into a soft and unusual option for your November baby.
        • Ephrath
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "fruitful place"
          • Description:

            Place name and feminine given name in the Old Testament.
        • Gittel
          • Origin:

            Yiddish
          • Meaning:

            "good"
          • Description:

            Still heard in some religious Jewish communities, however diminutive Gitty is more common as a given name.
        • Shprintza
          • Origin:

            Yiddish
          • Meaning:

            "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 Sanskrit
          • Meaning:

            "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:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "laurel"
          • Description:

            The Hebrew form of Daphne, typically only heard among Jewish families in the US.
        • Yudel
          • Tzipporah
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "bird"
            • Description:

              Spelling variation of Tziporah.