Browse Names

Adi 1 עֲדִי f & m Hebrew
Means "jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.

Agam אֲגַם f & m Hebrew
Means "lake" in Hebrew.

Amit 2 עָמִית m & f Hebrew
Means "friend" in Hebrew.

Ariel אֲרִיאֵל m & f Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).

Avia אֲבִיָה m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abijah.

Avital אֲבִיטָל f & m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abital, sometimes used as a masculine name in modern times.

Aviv אֲבִיב m & f Hebrew
Means "spring" in Hebrew.

Dor דּוֹר m & f Hebrew
Means "generation" in Hebrew.

Eden עֵדֶן f & m Hebrew, English (Modern), French (Modern)
From the biblical place name, itself possibly from Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿeḏen) meaning "pleasure, delight", or perhaps derived from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin) meaning "plain". According to the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled.

Gefen גֶּפֶן f & m Hebrew
Means "grape vine" in Hebrew.

Gili גִּילִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" in Hebrew.

Hadar הָדָר f & m Hebrew
Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

Hallel הָלֵּל f & m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew הָלַל (halal) meaning "praise". This is the name of a Jewish prayer, consisting of several psalms. The more traditional name Hillel, which is typically only masculine, is spelled the same but is vocalized with a different vowel.

Liel לִיאֵל f & m Hebrew
Means "my God" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and אֵל (ʾel) "God".

Lior לִיאוֹר m & f Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and אוֹר (ʾor) "light".

Maayan מַעֲיָן f & m Hebrew
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.

Neta נֶטַע f & m Hebrew
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

Niv נִיב m & f Hebrew
Means either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk" in Hebrew.

Noam נוֹעַם m & f Hebrew, French
Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is Noam Chomsky (1928-), an American linguist and philosopher.

Ofir אוֹפִיר m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ophir. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name.

Ofri עֹפְרִי, עוֹפְרִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my fawn" in Hebrew.

Omer עוֹמֶר m & f Hebrew
Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew.

Or אוֹר m & f Hebrew
Means "light" in Hebrew.

Ori אוֹרִי m & f Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew.

Osher אוֹשֶׁר, אֹשֶׁר m & f Hebrew
Means "happiness" in Hebrew.

Roni 1 רוֹנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.

Rotem רוֹתֶם m & f Hebrew
From the name of a desert plant (species Retama raetam), possibly related to Hebrew רָתַם (ratam) meaning "to harness, to bind".

Shachar שַׁחַר f & m Hebrew
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

Shai שַׁי m & f Hebrew
Either from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or else a Hebrew diminutive of Isaiah.

Shaked שָׁקֵד f & m Hebrew
Means "almond" in Hebrew.

Shani 1 שָׁנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.

Tom 2 תּוֹם, תָּם m & f Hebrew
Means "the end, innocence, simplicity" from Hebrew תּוֹם (tom). It can also be an alternate transcription of תָּם (see Tam 2).

Uria אוּרִיָה m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uriah, also used as a feminine name.

Yarden יַרְדֵן m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jordan.

Zohar זֹהַר m & f Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.