Jewish Names

These names are used by Jews. For more specific lists, see Hebrew names and Yiddish names. See also about Jewish names.
gender
usage
Liora לִיאוֹרָה f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Lior.
Liorit לִיאוֹרִית f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Lior.
Liraz לִירָז m & f Hebrew
Means "my secret" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and רָז (raz) "secret".
Liron לִירוֹן m & f Hebrew
Means "my song, my joy" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and רֹן (ron) "joy, song".
Lital לִיטַל f Hebrew
Means "my dew" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and טַל (ṭal) "dew".
Livna לִבְנָה f Hebrew
Means "white" in Hebrew.
Livnat לִבְנַת f Hebrew
Variant of Livna.
Maayan מַעֲיָן f & m Hebrew
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.
Malachi מַלְאָכִי m Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.
Malka מַלְכָּה f Hebrew
Means "queen" in Hebrew.
Maor מָאוֹר m Hebrew
Means "a light" in Hebrew.
Margalit מַרְגָלִית f Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).
Margalita מַרְגָלִיתָה f Hebrew
Variant of Margalit.
Marganita מַרְגָנִיתָה f Hebrew
From the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.
Matan מַתָּן m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Mattan.
Matityahu מַתִּתְיָהוּ m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Matthew.
Maya 3 מַיָּה f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) meaning "water".
Maytal מֵיטַל f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מֵיטַל (see Meital).
Meir מֵאִיר m Hebrew
Means "giving light" in Hebrew.
Meira מֵאִירָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Meir.
Meirit מֵאִירִית f Hebrew
Feminine form of Meir.
Meital מֵיטַל f Hebrew
Means "dew drop" in Hebrew.
Melech מֶלֶך m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "king" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Micah (not the prophet).
Melek 1 מֶלֶך m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מֶלֶך (see Melech).
Menachem םְנַחֵם m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Menahem.
Menahem םְנַחֵם m Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name םְנַחֵם (Menaḥem) meaning "comforter", a derivative of נָחַם (naḥam) meaning "to comfort". This was the name of a king of Israel, appearing in the Old Testament. His reign was noted for its brutality.
Menashe םְנַשֶּׁה m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Manasseh.
Mendel מענדל, מֶןְדְל m Yiddish
Originally this was probably a Yiddish diminutive of Manno. It is now used as a diminutive of Menahem.
Menuha םְנוּחָה f Hebrew
Means "tranquility" in Hebrew.
Merav מֵרַב f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Merab 1.
Meshulam םְשֻׁלָּם m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Meshullam.
Meyer מֵאִיר m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מֵאִיר (see Meir). It also coincides with a German surname meaning "mayor, leader".
Michal 2 מִיכַל f Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Saul. She was married to David, but after David fled from Saul he remarried her to someone else. Later, when David became king, he ordered her returned to him.
Mikhael מִיכָאֵל m Hebrew, Biblical Greek
Modern Hebrew form of Michael, as well as an alternate Greek transcription.
Mirele מירעלע f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Miriam.
Miri מירי f Hebrew
Hebrew diminutive of Miriam.
Miriam מִרְיָם f Hebrew, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Biblical
Form of Mary used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation.
Mirit מִירִית f Hebrew
Meaning unknown, possibly a derivative of Miriam.
Miron 2 מִירוֹן m Hebrew
From the name of the highest mountain in Israel, Mount Meron. It is also the name of a village on its slopes, thought to be on the same site as the ancient Canaanite city of Merom.
Miryam מִרְיָם f Hebrew, Spanish, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Miriam, as well as a Spanish variant.
Moishe משה m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Moses.
Mor מוֹר f & m Hebrew
Means "myrrh" in Hebrew.
Moran מוֹרָן f & m Hebrew
Means "viburnum shrub" in Hebrew.
Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַי m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor Haman.
Mordechai מָרְדֳּכַי m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי or מָרְדְּכַי (see Mordecai).
Moses מֹשֶׁה m English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Moshe), which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son". The meaning suggested in the Old Testament of "drew out" from Hebrew מָשָׁה (masha) is probably an invented etymology (see Exodus 2:10).... [more]
Moshe מֹשֶׁה m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Moses.
Moss m English (Archaic), Jewish
Medieval form of Moses.
Motel מאָטל m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Mordecai. This is the name of a character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964).
Moti 2 מוטי m Hebrew
Diminutive of Mordecai.
Motke מאָטקע m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordecai.
Naama נַעֲמָה f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Naamah.
Nachum נַחוּם m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Nahum.
Nadav נָדָב m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Nadab.
Naftali נַףְתָלִי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Naphtali.
Nahal נַחַל f Hebrew
Means "stream" in Hebrew.
Naomi 1 נָעֳמִי f English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", a derivative of נָעַם (naʿam) meaning "to be pleasant". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. After the death of her husband and sons, she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. There she declared that her name should be Mara because of her misfortune (see Ruth 1:20).... [more]
Natan נָתָן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Polish
Hebrew and Polish form of Nathan.
Nathan נָתָן m English, French, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name נָתָן (Naṯan) meaning "he gave". In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet during the reign of King David. He chastised David for his adultery with Bathsheba and for the death of Uriah the Hittite. Later he championed Solomon as David's successor. This was also the name of a son of David and Bathsheba.... [more]
Nava נָאוָה f Hebrew
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.
Nechama נחמה f Hebrew
Means "comfort, consolation" in Hebrew.
Nessa 2 f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.
Neta נֶטַע f & m Hebrew
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.
Netanel ןְתַןְאֵל m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Nathanael.
Netta 2 נֶטַע f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נֶטַע (see Neta).
Nili נִילִי f Hebrew
Acronym of the phrase נצח ישׂראל לא ישׁקר (Netzach Yisrael Lo Yishaker) meaning "the eternity of Israel will not lie". This phrase appears in the Old Testament in 1 Samuel 15:29. It was used as the name of a Jewish spy network in Palestine during World War I.
Nir נִיר m Hebrew
Means "plowed field" in Hebrew.
Nitza נִצָה f Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of Nitzan.
Nitzan נִצָן m & f Hebrew
Means "flower bud" in Hebrew.
Niv נִיב m Hebrew
Means either "speech, expression" or "fang, tusk" in Hebrew.
Noa 1 נוֹעָה f Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Biblical
Modern Hebrew form of Noah 2, the daughter of Zelophehad in the Bible. It is also the form used in several other languages, as well as the spelling used in some English versions of the Old Testament.
Noach נֹחַ, נוֹחַ m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical German, Biblical Dutch
Hebrew, German and Dutch form of Noah 1.
Noam נוֹעַם m & f Hebrew, French
Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is Noam Chomsky (1928-), an American linguist and philosopher.
Noga נֹגַהּ f & m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Nogah, usually used as a feminine name.
Nosson נתן m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Naṯan (see Nathan).
Noy נוֹי f & m Hebrew
Means "beauty" in Hebrew.
Noya נוֹיָה f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew נוֹי (noi) meaning "beauty, ornament".
Nurit נוּרִית f Hebrew
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus).
Odelia 2 אוֹדֶלְיָה f Hebrew
Means "I will thank Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a modern Hebrew name probably inspired by Odelia 1.
Ofek אוֹפֶק m Hebrew
Means "horizon" in Hebrew.
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.
Perele פּערעלע f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Perle.
Peretz פֶּרֶץ m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Perez.
Perle פּערלע f French, Yiddish
French and Yiddish cognate of Pearl. It is also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of Margalit.
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-).
Raisa 2 רייזאַ f Yiddish
From Yiddish רויז (roiz) meaning "rose".
Raisel רייזל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Raisa 2.
Rani 2 רָנִּי m & f Hebrew
From Hebrew רַן (ran) meaning "to sing".
Ravid רָבִיד m & f Hebrew
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.
Rayna 2 ריינאַ f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish ריינאַ (see Reina 2).
Raz רָז m & f Hebrew
Means "secret" in Hebrew.
Raziela רָזִיאֵלָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.
Reina 2 ריינאַ f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish ריין (rein) meaning "clean, pure".
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.
Rifka ריפֿקאַ f Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Rivka.
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.
Rochel רחל f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Rachel.
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.
Samuel שְׁמוּאֵל m English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Jewish, Amharic, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel) meaning "name of God", from the roots שֵׁם (shem) meaning "name" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Other interpretations have the first root being שָׁמַע (shamaʿ) meaning "to hear" leading to a meaning of "God has heard". As told in the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament, Samuel was the last of the ruling judges. He led the Israelites during a period of domination by the Philistines, who were ultimately defeated in battle at Mizpah. Later he anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and even later anointed his successor David.... [more]
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.
Saul שָׁאוּל m Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Shaʾul) meaning "asked for, prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. Before the end of his reign he lost favour with God, and after a defeat by the Philistines he was succeeded by David as king. In the New Testament, Saul was the original Hebrew name of the apostle Paul.
Selig סעליג m Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Zelig.
Sender סענדער, סנדר m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Alexander.
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.
Shaina שיינאַ f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).
Shaindel שיינדל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Shayna.
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".
Shana 2 שיינאַ f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).
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).
Shayna שיינאַ f Yiddish
From Yiddish שיין (shein) meaning "beautiful".
Shaynah שיינאַ f Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).
Sheine שיינע f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Shayna.
Sheraga שְׁרַגָא m Jewish
Means "light, candle" in Aramaic.
Shifra שִׁףְרָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Shiphrah.
Shimmel שימל m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Shimon.
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.
Shprintza שפּרינצאַ f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Shprintze.
Shprintze שפּרינצע f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.
Shprintzel שפּרינצל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Shprintze.
Shraga שְׁרַגָא m Jewish
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שְׁרַגָא (see Sheraga).
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.
Sisel סיסל f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Zisel.
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.
Sol 2 m Jewish
Short form of Solomon.
Solly m Jewish
Diminutive of Solomon.
Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה m Biblical, English, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomo), which was derived from שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". As told in the Old Testament, Solomon was a king of Israel, the son of David and Bathsheba. He was renowned for his wisdom and wealth. Towards the end of his reign he angered God by turning to idolatry. Supposedly, he was the author of the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon.... [more]
Sroel שראָל m Yiddish (Rare)
Short form of Yisroel.
Stav סתָו, סתיו f & m Hebrew
Means "autumn" in Hebrew.
Suri שרה f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Sarah.
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".
Tevye טבֿיה m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish form of Tobiah. This is the name of the central character in stories written by the Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem in the late 19th century, as well as the later musical adaptation Fiddler on the Roof (1964).
Tikva תִּקְוָה f Hebrew
Means "hope" in Hebrew.
Tirtza תִּרְצָה f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Tirzah.
Toiba טויבאַ, טויבע f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish טויב (toib) meaning "dove".
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.
Tzeitel צייטל f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Sarah. This is the name of Tevye's oldest daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on Sholem Aleichem's stories from the late 19th century.
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).
Velvel װעלװל m Yiddish (Rare)
Means "little wolf" in Yiddish, a diminutive of װאָלףֿ (volf) meaning "wolf". This is a vernacular form of Zeev.
Velvela װעלװעלע f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Velvel.
Vered וֶרֶד f Hebrew
Means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Wolf װאָלףֿ m German, Jewish, English (Rare), Germanic
Short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram and other names containing the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" (Proto-Germanic *wulfaz). It can also be simply from the German or English word. As a Jewish name it can be considered a vernacular form of Zeev.
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.
Yankel יאַנקל m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Jacob.
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.
Yente יענטע, יענטאַ f Yiddish (Rare)
From French gentille meaning "noble, aristocratic". This is the name of a gossipy matchmaker in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by Sholem Aleichem. Due to the character, this name has also acquired the meaning "gossiper".
Yentl יענטל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Yente.
Yeshayahu יְשַׁעְיָהוּ m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Isaiah.
Yidel יודאל m Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish יודאל (see Yudel).
Yishai יִשַׁי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jesse.
Yisrael יִשְׂרָאֵל m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Israel.
Yisroel ישראל m Yiddish
Yiddish 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.
Yossel יאָסל m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Joseph.