Jewish Names

  1. Hodaya
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "splendor of Yahweh"
    • Description:

      Hodaya is within the Top 20 in Israel.
  2. 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.
  3. Avidan
    • Ephrath
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "fruitful place"
      • Description:

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

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "laurel"
        • Description:

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

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "gift"
          • Description:

            Spelling variation of Mattan.
        • Tzipporah
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "bird"
          • Description:

            Spelling variation of Tziporah.
        • Yossi
          • Faigel
            • Origin:

              Yiddish
            • Meaning:

              "bird"
            • Description:

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

                Hebrew
              • Description:

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

                  Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "praise"
                • Description:

                  A popular Jewish girl name in Israel, derived from the name Hallel.
              • Bar
                • Avigail
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Abigail
                  • Meaning:

                    "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, Hebrew
                  • Meaning:

                    "dove"
                  • Description:

                    A feminization of Yonah, the Hebrew form of Jonah.