Jewish Names
- 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.
- Avidan
- Ephrath
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful place"Description:
Place name and feminine given name in the Old Testament.
- Hersch
- 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.
- Dafna
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laurel"Description:
The Hebrew form of Daphne, typically only heard among Jewish families in the US.
- Yudel
- Matan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift"Description:
Spelling variation of Mattan.
- Tzipporah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bird"Description:
Spelling variation of Tziporah.
- Yossi
- Faigel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"bird"Description:
Faigel is a secret nature name deriving from the Yiddish word for "bird". Variants include Faiga and Faige.
- Yitzchak
- Ophir
Origin:
HebrewDescription:
A masculine name in the Old Testament, but in modern Israel Ophir is used for girls as well as boys.
- Motl
- Haleli
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"praise"Description:
A popular Jewish girl name in Israel, derived from the name Hallel.
- Bar
- Avigail
Origin:
Variation of AbigailMeaning:
"my father is joyful"Description:
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.
- Yonit
Origin:
Feminine variation of Yonah, HebrewMeaning:
"dove"Description:
A feminization of Yonah, the Hebrew form of Jonah.