Jewish Names

Faigy is notable as New York State's quirkiest favorite name, widely-used in the Hasidic community.

Part of a group of similar midcentury names rarely given to babies today.

Elroi can be considered a variation of Leroy, which uses the Spanish "El" instead of the French "Le", and the Roi spelling over the Roy option, either to make the pronunciation clearer, to mirror French Eloi, or just to be different. In this case, the name would mean "the king".

The modern Hebrew form of Asaph, which was the name of several characters in the Old Testament.

Tomer was once a Top 100 name in Israel — it fell out in 2016.

Mordechai and Mordecai are equally valid — both are used as transcriptions from the Hebrew bible, and one did not originate before the other. But although popular culture tends to prefer the (slightly simpler) Mordecai, Mordechai has always been the more common version for babies born in the US.

Old Testament name of a son of Moses used by the Puritans, and now by Orthodox Jews.

The exact etymology of Nevo is unknown, but it is the name of a mountain in Jordan — the one where Moses looked upon the promised land for the first time and the last place he saw before his death.

The modern Hebrew variation of Ithai, a name from the Old Testament.

Mendel is an Old World Jewish name that is also the surname of the founder of genetics.

More familiar to English speakers as Reuben, Jacob and Leah's first son and a founder of one of the Tribes of Israel.

Edgy German capital with definite possibilities as a baby name.

Hershey is best-known in the US as a brand of chocolate, named after the company's founder, Milton Hershey. Hershey and its many variations, including Hersh and Hershkovitz, is most commonly a surname that may be either German or Jewish.

It's a place in the Bible but also relates to the name Zebulon.

Variation of Alana.

A geographical name in Israel, where Mount Nitai is located.

Hagar is an Old Testament name with an unfortunate association with comic strip character "Hagar the Horrible."

Enav is a rare Hebrew name that would work equally well for a son or daughter.