Hebrew Names

These names are used by Hebrew speakers. See also about Jewish names.
gender
usage
Ofer עֹפֶר, עוֹפֶר m Hebrew
Means "fawn" in Hebrew. This makes it a modern variant of the Classical Hebrew name Ophrah.
Ofir אוֹפִיר m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ophir. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name.
Ofira אוֹפִירָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ofir.
Ofra עֹףְרָה, עוֹףְרָה f Hebrew
Means "fawn" in Hebrew.... [more]
Ofri עֹףְרִי, עוֹףְרִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my fawn" in Hebrew.
Ohad אֹהַד m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Hebrew אָחַד (ʾaḥaḏ) meaning "to unite". In the Old Testament he is the third son of Simeon.
Omer עוֹמֶר m & f Hebrew
Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew.
Omri עָםְרִי m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language), from the root עָמַר (ʿamar) meaning "to bind". This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the Old Testament, where he is denounced as being wicked.
Ophir אוֹפִיר m & f Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name אוֹפִיר (ʾOfir), meaning unknown. This is the name of a son of Joktan in the Old Testament (where it is also used as a place name).
Ophira אוֹפִירָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹפִירָה (see Ofira).
Or אוֹר m & f Hebrew
Means "light" in Hebrew.
Ora 2 אוֹרָה f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Or.
Orah אוֹרָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרָה (see Ora 2).
Orel אוֹרְאֵל m Hebrew
Means "light of God" in Hebrew.
Oren אֹרֶן m Hebrew
Means "pine tree" in Hebrew.
Ori אוֹרִי m & f Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew.
Orit אוֹרִית f Hebrew
Means "light" in Hebrew.
Orli אוֹרְלִי f Hebrew
Means "light for me" in Hebrew.
Orly אוֹרְלִי f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרְלִי (see Orli).
Orna 2 אָרְנָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Oren.
Osher אוֹשֶׁר, אֹשֶׁר m & f Hebrew
Means "happiness" in Hebrew.
Oshrat אוֹשֶׁרַת, אֹשֶׁרַת f Hebrew
Feminine form of Osher.
Osnat אָסְנַת f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Asenath.
Ovadia עֹבַדְיָה m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Obadiah.
Oved עוֹבֵד m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Obed.
Oz 2 עוֹז m Hebrew
Means "strength" in Hebrew.
Paz 2 פָּז f & m Hebrew
Means "gold" in Hebrew.
Peleg פֶּלֶג m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Means "division, channel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a son of Eber.
Peretz פֶּרֶץ m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Perez.
Pinchas פִּיןְחָס m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Phinehas.
Pinhas פִּיןְחָס m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew פִּיןְחָס (see Pinchas).
Pnina ףְּנִינָה f Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew.
Raanan רַעֲנָן m Hebrew
Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.
Rachel רָחֵל f English, Hebrew, French, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Raḥel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob. Her father Laban tricked Jacob into marrying her older sister Leah first, though in exchange for seven years of work Laban allowed Jacob to marry Rachel too. Initially barren and facing her husband's anger, she offered her handmaid Bilhah to Jacob to bear him children. Eventually she was herself able to conceive, becoming the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.... [more]
Rafael רָפָאֵל m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Hebrew
Form of Raphael in various languages. A famous bearer is the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (1986-).
Rani 2 רָנִּי m & f Hebrew
From Hebrew רַן (ran) meaning "to sing".
Ravid רָבִיד m & f Hebrew
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.
Raz רָז m & f Hebrew
Means "secret" in Hebrew.
Raziela רָזִיאֵלָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.
Reuben רְאוּבֵן m Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew, derived from רָאָה (raʾa) meaning "to see" and בֵּן (ben) meaning "son". In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.
Reut רְעוּת f Hebrew
Means "friendship" in Hebrew, making it a variant of the biblical name Ruth.
Reuven רְאוּבֵן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Reuben.
Rina 2 רִינָה f Hebrew
Means "joy, singing" in Hebrew.
Rinat 2 רִינָת f Hebrew
Variant of Rina 2.
Riva רִיבָה f Hebrew
Diminutive of Rivka.
Rivka רִבְקָה f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Rebecca.
Roi 2 רוֹעִי m Hebrew
Means "my shepherd" in Hebrew.
Romi רוֹמִי f Hebrew
Means "my height, my exaltation" in Hebrew.
Ron 2 רוֹן m Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.
Rona 2 רוֹנָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ron 2.
Ronen רוֹנֶן m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew רֹן (ron) meaning "song, joy".
Roni 1 רוֹנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.
Ronit 2 רוֹנִית f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Ron 2.
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".
Rut רוּת f Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Form of Ruth 1 in several languages.
Saar 2 סַעַר m Hebrew
Means "storm" in Hebrew.
Sagi שָׂגִיא m Hebrew
Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.
Sagit שָׂגִית f Hebrew
Feminine form of Sagi.
Sapir סַפִּיר f Hebrew
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.
Sarah שָׂרָה f English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara) meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).... [more]
Sarit שָׂרִית f Hebrew
Hebrew diminutive of Sarah.
Shachar שַׁחַר f & m Hebrew
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.
Shahar שַׁחַר f & m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שַׁחַר (see Shachar).
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.
Shalev שָׁלֵו m & f Hebrew
Means "calm, tranquil" in Hebrew.
Shalom שָׁלוֹם m Hebrew
Means "peace" in Hebrew.
Shamira שָׁמִירָה f Hebrew
Means "guardian, protector" in Hebrew, from the root שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to watch".
Shani 1 שָׁנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.
Sharon שׁרון f & m English, Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon) meaning "plain", referring to a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel. This is also the name of a flowering plant in the Bible, the rose of Sharon, a term now used to refer to several different species of flowers.... [more]
Shaul שָׁאוּל m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Saul.
Shay 2 שַׁי m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שַׁי (see Shai).
Shifra שִׁףְרָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shiphrah.
Shimon שִׁםְעוֹן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Simeon (and Simon 1).
Shimshon שִׁםְשׁוֹן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Samson.
Shir 1 שִׁיר f Hebrew
Means "song" in Hebrew.
Shira שִׁירָה f Hebrew
Means "singing" in Hebrew.
Shiri שׁירי f Hebrew
Means "my song" in Hebrew.
Shirli שִׁירְלִי f Hebrew
Means "song for me" in Hebrew.
Shlomit שְׁלוֹמִית f Hebrew
Means "peaceful" in Hebrew.
Shlomo שְׁלֹמֹה m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Solomon.
Shmuel שְׁמוּאֵל m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Samuel.
Shoshana שׁוֹשַׁנָּה f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Susanna.
Shulamit שׁוּלַמִּית f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Shulammite.
Shulamith שׁוּלַמִּית f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שׁוּלַמִּית (see Shulamit).
Sigal סִיגָל f Hebrew
Means "violet flower" in Hebrew.
Sigalit סִיגָלִית f Hebrew
Variant of Sigal.
Simcha שִׂםְחָה f & m Hebrew
Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.
Sivan סִיוָן, סִיווָן f Hebrew
From the name of the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar (occurring in late spring). It was adopted from the Babylonian calendar, derived from Akkadian simānu meaning "season, occasion".
Smadar סְמָדַר f Hebrew
Means "blossom" in Hebrew.
Stav סתָו, סתיו f & m Hebrew
Means "autumn" in Hebrew.
Tahel תָּהֶל f Hebrew
Means "you will shine" in Hebrew, from the root הָלַל (halal) meaning "to praise, to shine".
Tal טַל m & f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew".
Tali טַלִי f Hebrew
Means "my dew" in Hebrew.
Talia 1 טַלְיָה, טַלְיָא f Hebrew
Means "dew from God" in Hebrew, from טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Talya טַלְיָה, טַלְיָא f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew טַלְיָה or טַלְיָא (see Talia 1).
Tam 2 תָּם m & f Hebrew
Means "honest, innocent" in Hebrew.
Tamar תָּמָר f Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.
Tamir 1 תָּמִיר m Hebrew
Means "tall" in Hebrew.
Tehila תְּהִלָּה f Hebrew
Means "praise" in Hebrew, from the root הָלַל (halal) meaning "to praise, to shine".
Tikva תִּקְוָה f Hebrew
Means "hope" in Hebrew.
Tirtza תִּרְצָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Tirzah.
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).
Tomer תּוֹמֶר m Hebrew
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.
Tova 1 טוֹבָה f Hebrew
Means "good" in Hebrew.
Tovah טוֹבָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew טוֹבָה (see Tova 1).
Tovia טוֹבִיָּה m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Tobiah, also used as a feminine form.
Tsila ציִלָּה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציִלָּה (see Tzila).
Tuvya טוּבִיָה m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Tobiah.
Tzafrir צַףְרִיר m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zephyr.
Tzila ציִלָּה f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zillah.
Tzion צִיוֹן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zion.
Tzipora צִפּוֹרָה f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zipporah.
Tziporah צִפּוֹרָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִפּוֹרָה (see Tzipora).
Tzippora צִפּוֹרָה f Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zipporah.
Tzivia צִבְיָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִבְיָה (see Tzivya).
Tzivya צִבְיָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zibiah.
Tzofiya צוֹפִיָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "watching" in Hebrew.
Tzufit צוּפִית f Hebrew
Means "sunbird" in Hebrew (referring to birds in the family Nectariniidae).
Tzvi ץְבִי m Hebrew
Means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Naphtali (see Genesis 49:21).
Tzvia ץְבִיָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Tzvi.
Udi אוּדִי m Hebrew
Diminutive of Ehud.
Uri אוּרִי m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew, a possessive form of אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light". This is the name of the father of Bezalel in the Old Testament.
Uria אוּרִיָה m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uriah, also used as a feminine name.
Uriel אוּרִיאֵל m Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name אוּרִיאֵל (ʾUriʾel) meaning "God is my light", from אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Uriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition. He is mentioned only in the Apocrypha, for example in the Book of Enoch where he warns Noah of the coming flood.
Uzi עוּזִי m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uzzi.
Varda וַרְדָה f Hebrew
Variant of Vered.
Vardah וַרְדָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew וַרְדָה (see Varda).
Vered וֶרֶד f Hebrew
Means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Yaakov יַעֲקֹב m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jacob.
Yaara יַעֲרָה f Hebrew
Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.
Yachna יַחְנָא f Hebrew (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Yochanan.
Yael יָעֵל f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jael.
Yaen יָעֵן f Hebrew
Means "ostrich" in Hebrew.
Yafa יָפָה f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew יָפֶה (yafe) meaning "beautiful".
Yafe יָפֶה m & f Hebrew
Variant and masculine form of Yafa.
Yaffa יָפָה f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יָפָה (see Yafa).
Yaffe יָפֶה m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יָפֶה (see Yafe).
Yair יָאִיר m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American)
Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant.
Yakira יַקִירָה f Hebrew
Means "precious" in Hebrew.
Yakov יַעֲקֹב m Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).
Yaniv יָנִיב m Hebrew
Means "he will prosper" in Hebrew.
Yarden יַרְדֵן m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jordan.
Yardena יַרְדֵנָה f Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Jordan.
Yaron יָרוֹן m Hebrew
Means "to sing, to shout" in Hebrew.
Yarona יָרוֹנָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yaron.
Yasmin יַסְמִין f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.
Yechezkel יְחֶזְקֵאל m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ezekiel.
Yechiel יְחִיאֵל m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Jehiel.
Yedidia יְדִידְיָה m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).
Yedidya יְדִידְיָה m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidiah.
Yedidyah יְדִידְיָה m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (see Yedidya).
Yehiel יְחִיאֵל m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְחִיאֵל (see Yechiel).
Yehonatan יְהוֹנָתָן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan (and Jehonathan).
Yehoshua יְהוֹשֻׁעַ m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joshua.
Yehuda יְהוּדָה m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Judah.
Yehudah יְהוּדָה m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יְהוּדָה (see Yehuda).
Yehudi יְהוּדִי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudi.
Yehudit יְהוּדִית f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Judith.
Yemima יְמִימָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jemima.
Yeshayahu יְשַׁעְיָהוּ m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Isaiah.
Yishai יִשַׁי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jesse.
Yisrael יִשְׂרָאֵל m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Israel.
Yissakhar יִשָּׂשׁכָר m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Issachar.
Yitzhak יִץְחָק m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Isaac. This was the name of two recent Israeli prime ministers.
Yoav יוֹאָב m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joab.
Yochanan יוֹחָנָן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of John (and Johanan). This is a contracted form of the longer name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehoḥanan).
Yocheved יוֹכֶבֶד f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jochebed.
Yoel יוֹאֵל m Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joel, as well as a Spanish variant.
Yona יוֹנָה m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonah. It is a unisex name in modern Hebrew.
Yonah יוֹנָה m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yona).
Yonatan יוֹנָתָן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan.
Yoni יוֹני m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.
Yonina יוֹנִינָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yona.
Yonit יוֹנִית f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yona.
Yoram יוֹרָם m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joram.
Yosef יוֹסֵף m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joseph.
Yuval יוּבָל m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jubal. It is used as both a masculine and feminine name in modern Hebrew.
Zahara זָהֳרָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zohar.
Zeev זְאֵב m Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Benjamin (see Genesis 49:27).
Zev זְאֵב m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew זְאֵב (see Zeev).
Zipporah צִפּוֹרָה f Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tsippora), derived from צִפּוֹר (tsippor) meaning "bird". In the Old Testament this is the name of the Midianite wife of Moses. She was the daughter of the priest Jethro.
Ziv זִיו m & f Hebrew
Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew. This was the ancient name of the second month of the Jewish calendar.
Ziva זִיוָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ziv.
Zivit זִיוִית f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ziv.
Zohar זֹהַר m & f Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.
Zvi ץְבִי m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ץְבִי (see Tzvi).