Message: "Yaeli" - Behind the Name

Yaeli

by overtheclouds

5/10/2012, 2:20 PM

I was wondering about the origin of the name Yaeli. It was the name of a character in the Israeli film "Waltz with Bashir". I noticed that it's not in the database, and I was wondering if anyone knows its origin - is it a variant of Yael, a nickname for Yael or something else?

Also, why does Yael have popularity data for males in the United States and France? Does the male Yael have a different origin from the female Hebrew Yael?

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This message was edited 5/10/2012, 2:23 PM

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- turquoise (Bonquiqui)

6/16/2012, 1:42 PM

As for France: Yael could be a Breton male name or nickname. It seems that Breton names are quite common in France at the moment.

- Aviva (guest)

5/13/2012, 4:29 PM

Yaeli is definitely a nickname for Yael, fairly common among Hebrews-speaking/Jewish communities.

I've only ever known Yael to be a feminine name; i know men named Yale, but that's not the same name at all as far as i know.

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