Browse Names

Anshel אַנשיל m Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish form of Anselm, used as a vernacular form of Asher.

Ber בער, בֶר m Yiddish
Means "bear" in Yiddish, a vernacular form of Dov.

Faiga פֿייגאַ f Yiddish
Variant of Faigel.

Faigel פֿייגל f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish פֿויגל (foigl) meaning "bird", a vernacular form of Zipporah.

Feige פֿייגע f Yiddish
Variant of Faigel.

Golda גאָלדאַ, גאָלדע, גּוֹלְדָּה f Yiddish
From Yiddish גאָלד (gold) meaning "gold". This is the name of Tevye's wife in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964). It was also borne by the Israeli prime minister Golda Meir (1898-1978).

Goldie 2 f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.

Herschel הירשל m American, Yiddish
Variant of Hershel.

Hersh הירש m Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish הירש (see Hirsh).

Hershel הירשל m American, Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Hirsh. As a non-Jewish American name (somewhat common around the end of the 19th century), it was likely inspired by the German surname Herschel, borne for instance by the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822).

Hirsh הירש m Yiddish
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).

Hirshel הירשל m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Hirsh.

Kreindel קריינדל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Kreine.

Kreine קריינע f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish קרוין (kroin) meaning "crown".

Leeba ליבאַ, ליבּה f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish ליבאַ (see Liba).

Leib לייב m Yiddish
Means "lion" in Yiddish, from Old High German lewo. This is a vernacular form of Arieh.

Liba ליבאַ, ליבּה f Yiddish
From Yiddish ליבע (libe) meaning "love".

Lieber ליבער m Yiddish
From Yiddish ליבע (libe) meaning "love".

Mendel מענדל, מֶנְדְל m Yiddish
Originally this was probably a Yiddish diminutive of Manno. It is now used as a diminutive of Menahem.

Odelia 2 אוֹדֶלְיָה f Hebrew
Means "I will thank Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a modern Hebrew name probably inspired by Odelia 1.

Shaina שיינאַ f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).

Shaindel שיינדל f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Shayna.

Shana 2 שיינאַ f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).

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.

Toiba טויבאַ, טויבע f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish טויב (toib) meaning "dove".

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.

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.