Jewish Girl Names

Faigel is a secret nature name deriving from the Yiddish word for "bird". Variants include Faiga and Faige.

A masculine name in the Old Testament, but in modern Israel Ophir is used for girls as well as boys.

A popular Jewish girl name in Israel, derived from the name Hallel.

Though Abigail has long been a very popular girls' name in the US, modern Hebrew form Avigail is rare here but among the Top 10 girls' names in Israel.

A feminization of Yonah, the Hebrew form of Jonah.

Hebrew cognate of Lilac

During the heyday of Deborah, Debra, and Debra -- the late 1950s and early 60s -- there were enough baby girls named Deb, just Deb, for it to make the Top 1000.

Variant Yaheli is more common in Israel.

The 19th-century Irish poet Jane Wilde (mother of Oscar Wilde) adopted Speranza as her nom de plume. The name also appears in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, as one of the three virtues: Fidelia (Faith), Speranza (Hope), and Charissa (Charity) — daughters of Caelia (Heavenly). Related to Esperance (French) and Esperanza (Spanish).

Subtle choice for a baby born in the early morning.

Sweet, soft and devotional, this Hebrew name can also be spelled as Emunah. In Jewish tradition, Emunah denotes the principles of faith, and the word amen derives from it. Literally translating to faith or trust in God, Emunah is better described as an innate and fairly held belief and trust in the truth of God. It may be enhanced by study and learning, but exists without this.

Yiddish diminutive of Hannah

Short form used in Israel; the v makes it more vivid and unusual.

A lovely name most commonly used by Judeo-Italian families — also the name of a fictional city in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa", written in the late 1800s.

A softer, more feminine variation of Abijah.

A stunning Judeo-Italian name that would cross well into other cultures —the built-in nickname Vera is a plus as well.