Jewish Names
- Schmuel
- Ravid
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ornament; necklace"Description:
Handsome Hebrew name with the upbeat nickname Ravi.
- Ehud
Origin:
HebrewDescription:
Biblical judge from the Old Testament.
- Freyde
- Leroi
- Neri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my candle"Description:
Gender-neutral choice ideal for a child born during Hanukkah.
- Shir
- Shoval
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"trail"Description:
Occasionally heard in Israel, but probably wouldn't work as well in the US.
- Shloma
- Breindel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"brunette"Description:
Once a traditional Jewish name, Breindel is now unlikely to be revived.
- Gottlieb
- Mattityahu
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
The oldest form of Matthew, from the Hebrew roots mattan, meaning "gift", and yah, "God".
- Malca
Origin:
Judeo-Italian variation of Malka, HebrewMeaning:
"queen"Description:
A short and simple name used by Jewish Italian families.
- Efrat
Origin:
Variation of Ephrath, HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful place"
- Gioiello
Origin:
Judeo-ItalianMeaning:
"jewel"
- Simcha
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"happiness; joy"Description:
An upbeat Hebrew name with a meaning to match.
- Heskel
- Batsheva
- Ivri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Hebrew"Description:
The plural, ivrim, is the Hebrew word for the Hebrew people.
- Pinchos