Jewish Girl Names

In Semitic mythology, Anat was the goddess of fertility, hunting, and war.

A short and simple Judeo-Italian name with an ethereal meaning — but the first 3 letters may be potential for teasing in English-speaking areas.

Medieval name derived from the Italian word ricco, meaning "rich" or "wealthy".

Biblical Hebrew form of Hannah, also spelt Channa or Chanah.

Chirpy, upbeat Jewish nickname. Gitty was traditionally short for the Yiddish name Gittel, but now is more common as an independent name.

An old favorite in traditional Jewish families.

Beautiful, but potentially a tad too extravagant for some tastes.

This upstanding Old Testament name of the wife of Moses would almost inevitably provoke some tricky zipper teasing.

Irit means "asphodel," which refers to a genus of perennial flower native to the Mediterranean and Middle East.

This beautiful variation of the trendy Clementine has an Italian flair, and is nowhere to be seen in the US charts.

Stuck in the Old Country.