Jewish Names
- Re'em
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"oryx"
- Ricca
Origin:
Judeo-ItalianMeaning:
"wealthy"Description:
Medieval name derived from the Italian word ricco, meaning "rich" or "wealthy".
- Moise
Origin:
Judeo-Italian variation of Mosè, ItalianMeaning:
"delivered from the water"Description:
Version of Moses commonly used among Italian Jews in the Middle Ages.
- Mattan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift"Description:
Old Testament name that would make a nice alternative to Matteo.
- Shimmel
Origin:
Yiddish variation of Shimon, HebrewMeaning:
"to be heard"Description:
Shimmel is the Yiddish variation of Shimon, which is derived from the name Simon.
- Channah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"grace"Description:
Biblical Hebrew form of Hannah, also spelt Channa or Chanah.
- Sabrah
- Gitty
Origin:
Diminutive of Gittel, YiddishMeaning:
"good"Description:
Chirpy, upbeat Jewish nickname. Gitty was traditionally short for the Yiddish name Gittel, but now is more common as an independent name.
- Manahem
Origin:
Judeo-ItalianMeaning:
"causing to forget"
- Frayda
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"joy"Description:
An old favorite in traditional Jewish families.
- Aleen
- Heskel
- Rella
- Aviv
- Jekuthiel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"preservation of God; congregation of God"
- Freyde
- Emanuelle
- Gentildonna
Origin:
Judeo-ItalianMeaning:
"a lady from the same family"Description:
Beautiful, but potentially a tad too extravagant for some tastes.
- Gottlieb
- Gioiello
Origin:
Judeo-ItalianMeaning:
"jewel"