Meaning & History
Means "deer" in Yiddish, from Old High German hiruz. This was a vernacular form of the Hebrew name Tzvi. The deer is particularly associated with the tribe of Naphtali (see Genesis 49:21).
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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM | Mike C | update #113 | |||
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2/12/2007, 1:03 AM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |