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Ivriya f Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from עִבְרִיָּה meaning "Hebrew (woman)". this name is relatively modern, first appearing in the first half of the 20th century in mandatory Palestine, it was used a few times but died out after the establishment of the Israeli state... [more]

Iyar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [more]

Izerna f Arthurian Cycle (Archaic)
The name comes from the account of King Artus: a Hebrew Authurian Romance of 1279. The English version, published by Syracuse University Press in 2003, and was edited and translated by Curt Leviant.... [more]

Izrael m Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Israel.

Jaakan m Biblical Hebrew
Means "he twists" in Hebrew.

Jaaziah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh strengthens" in Hebrew.

Jabal m Hebrew
Means "a stream" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Jabal was the son of Lamech and Adah, and brother to Jubal... [more]

Jachet f Yiddish
(German) Yiddish variant of Yachet.

Jahaziel m Biblical
Jahaziel or Chaziel the Levite was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. The name allgedly means "beheld by God"

Jahdiel m Ancient Hebrew
Means "God gladdens" in Hebrew.

Jahshara f Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Religiously, Jah has been a signifier of God. In Sumerian mythology, Shara is a minor god of war. And in Hebrew, it is a verb meaning "she sings"... [more]

Jahzara f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, likely a modern invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Jazelle and Azaria... [more]

Janno m Estonian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Estonian variant of Jaan as well as a Dutch and West Frisian variant of Janne 1, all of which are names that are ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (see John).

Jayjess m Modern (Sanskritized, Modern)
Combination of James and Jesse. JAY short form of names such as James or Jason. JESS short form of Jesse, the Greek form of the Hebrew name (Yishai), which possibly means "gift"

Jayzl m & f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Joseph and Josephine.

Jedaiah m Biblical
English transcription or spelling of two distinct Hebrew names: יְדָיָ֥ה and ידַעְיָ֖ה. Both names occur in the Old Testament.... [more]

Jehoahaz m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has held" derived from the elements yah the Hebrew god and haz "held"... [more]

Jehoiada m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "God knew." It was the name of at least three people in the Hebrew Bible.

Jehonadab m Biblical
From Hebrew יְהוֹנָדָב (Yehonadab) meaning "Yahweh is generous", from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and נָדָב (nadav) meaning "willing, generous"... [more]

Jehoshabeath f Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Jehosheba.

Jehoshua m Biblical
The usual Hebrew form of the name "Joshua"; it occurs in the King James Version of Numbers 13:16 (the American Standard Revised Version "Hoshea"); and in some editions of the King James Version in 1 Chronicles 7:27, where others have the form "Jehoshuah" (h being wrongly added at the end).

Jehoszua m Hebrew (Polonized)
Polish transcription of Hebrew יהושׁע (see Joshua).

Jehudiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from the Hebrew יהודיאל (Yehudiel) which meant "praise of God" (compare Judah). Jehudiel was one of the seven archangels in Eastern Orthodox tradition.

Jekameam m Biblical
Means "my people will rise, may kinsman establish" in Hebrew, derived from the elements קוּם (qum) meaning "to raise" and עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation"

Jekuthiel m Biblical, Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Means "hope of the Lord" or "congregation of the Lord" in Hebrew.

Jenta f Yiddish
Polish and German Yiddish variant of Yente.

Jente f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Yente.

Jerachmiel m Jewish, Hebrew
From the Hebrew יְרַחְמִיאֵל (Yerachmiel) meaning "God shall have mercy".

Jeriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
Means "taught by God" in Hebrew (see also Jeriah). In the Bible, this was the name of a chief of Issachar.

Jeshohaiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name Yeshochayah meaning "Humbled By Yahweh", derived from שוח (shuah), "to be low or humbled" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Jeshurun m Biblical
From a poetic or ideal title of Israel (either the people, land or patriarch) mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is thought to derive from Hebrew ישר (yashar) meaning "upright".

Jesiah m & f Biblical, English (American, Modern)
From Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָשׁ (Yishshiyah) meaning "Yahweh will lend", from יִשֶּׁה (yishah) meaning "he will lend" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Jesimiel m Biblical, Hebrew
Apparently means "God establishes" in Hebrew. In the bible, this was the name of a Simeonite.

Jeslyn f English
An English name of Hebrew origin. Means "He Sees" or "God Watches."

Jesumbo m & f Yoruba
It is a Yoruba name,a tribe in South-Western Nigeria which mean "JESUS IS COMING BACK" and in Hebrew Maranatha. It can be beared by both sexes reminding the hearer(s) of the second coming of the Lord Jesus who left this world over two thousand(2000) years ago...

Jether m Biblical
From the Hebrew name יֶ֫תֶר (Yeter) which meant "abundance" (see Jethro).

Jeuel m Biblical
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia claims the meaning is unknown, though according to Strong's Hebrew Concordance, it means "Carried or snatched away by God" from יָעָה yaah "swept together" and אֵל el "God"... [more]

Jhonier m Spanish (Latin American)
From the root of the name John, from Hebrew, with the meaning "God is merciful".

Jia f Hebrew
Means "ravine" or "valley" in Hebrew.

Jidlaph m Biblical Hebrew
Of uncertain Hebrew etymology. In the Bible, Jidlaph was the seventh son of Nahor and Milcah (Genesis 22:22).

Jiske f Jewish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish variant of Jiska.

Jiszka f Yiddish
Hungarian-Yiddish form of Yiskah.

Jochwet f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish
Polish and Yiddish form of Jochebed.

Johnsie f & m English (American)
Johnsie is a feminine or masculine name of Hebrew origin, that means "God has favored."

Joia f Medieval English, Medieval French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old French joie "joy", ultimately from Late Latin gaudia and Classical Latin gaudium. As a Jewish name, Joia was occasionally used as a translation of Simcha.

Joiarib m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God will contend" in Hebrew.

Jonael m English (American, Modern), German (Modern, Rare), French (Modern)
A modern coinage formed from the biblical name Jona and the Hebrew name element El "Lord (God)".

Jophiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Hebrew yofiel, which apparently means "beauty of God" in Hebrew. According to Christian lore, Jophiel was the angel who drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.

Jorel m English (Rare)
A Hebrew name meaning “God will Uplift”

Josanna f Hebrew, English
Means "Jehovah increases" in Hebrew. Also used as a combination of the names Josephine and Anna or Ana.

Joschija m German (Rare)
German form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josebeth f Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֶׁבַע (Yehosheva') meaning "Yahweh is an oath". In the Old Testament she is the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah. With her husband Jehoiada she rescued the future king Joash, her nephew, from a purge... [more]

Joshibiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name Yoshibyah meaning "Yahweh Lets Sit, Yahweh Causes to Peacefully Dwell" derived from יָשַׁב (yashab) "to sit, dwell" and יָהּ (yah) a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.

Josia m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, German, Finnish and Swedish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Jošija m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josija m Danish (Archaic), Serbian (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Danish and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Josiphiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name יוֹסִפְיָה (Yosiphyah) meaning "may Yahweh add", which makes this name closely related to Yosef (see Joseph).

Jothan m English
The meaning of the name Jothan is "God is upright." It's origins are Hebrew.

Jozjasz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).

Jubilee f English (Modern), Popular Culture
From the English word jubilee meaning "season of rejoicing", which is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yovel) "ram, ram's horn; a jubilee year: a year of rest, prescribed by the Jewish Bible to occur each fiftieth year, after seven cycles of seven years; a period of celebration or rejoicing" (via Late Latin iubilaeus and Greek ἰώβηλος (iobelos))... [more]

Judaline f English (Rare)
This name is a combination of Judith with the popular name suffix -line. Alternatively, it can also be considered a variant form of Judalyn... [more]

Judys f Yiddish
(Polish?) Yiddish variant of Yehudis, found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.

Kadan f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "grape hyacinth (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Muscari).

Kadmiel m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Apparently means "before God" in Hebrew. This is the name of a Levite from the Old Testament.

Kai m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "The Holiness of The Land of Israel" (Hebrew: קדושת ארץ ישראל).

Kaitz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "summer" in Hebrew.

Kalanit f Hebrew
Means "anemone (flower)" in Hebrew. It is ultimately related to the word כַּלָּה (kala) meaning "bride".

Kalep m Chuvash
Chuvash given name deriving from the Hebrew 'Kalev'. Possibly used by Turkic people who converted to Judaism, people such as the Khazars, Kabars, and Krymchaks.

Kalman m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Kalonymos or Clement.

Kalonymos m Late Greek, Judeo-Greek
Means "beautiful name", derived from the Greek adjective καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful, lovely, fair" combined with the Greek noun ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "name".... [more]

Kama f Hebrew
In Hebrew, Kama is a kind of a grain that ripened before harvesting.

Kamek m Hebrew
Kamek is a Hebrew name that means come back. It is also a Mario character named Kamek. (also called Magikoopa.

Karin f Hebrew (Modern)
Popular girls name in Israel, it may be the Hebrew form of Katherine or variant of Keren.

Karmel f & m Hebrew, Basque (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Original Hebrew form of Carmel, also used in other languages. In Basque, it is exclusively a masculine name.

Karni f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my horn, my ray of light", derived from Hebrew Keren, meaning "ray of light".

Kashti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my rainbow" in Hebrew. Derived from Keshet, meaning "rainbow".

Kasia f Biblical Greek, Late Greek
Greek form of Keziah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. It coincides with the Greek noun κασία (kasia) meaning "cassia, cinnamon", which was borrowed into Greek from Hebrew and therefore comes from the same etymological root as Keziah... [more]

Katan m Judeo-Spanish
From the Hebrew word קָטָן (katan) meaning "Small"

Katriel m & f Hebrew, English (Modern, Rare)
Means "crown of God" in Hebrew, from the Hebrew keter (כֶּתֶר) "crown" and el (אֵל) "god".

Keben m Hebrew
Meaning "Anointed by God Almighty" in Hebrew.

Kedar m Arabic, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew verb קדר (qadar), meaning "to be or become dark, gloomy, or dirty." In the Bible, Kedar is one of the twelve sons of Ishmael.

Kedem m & f Hebrew
Means "east, history" or "ancient times" in Hebrew. Kedem was the name of a group of nomads in the stories of the Bible, who migrated eastward through the Arabian desert and were called "Bnei Kedem"... [more]

Kefira f Hebrew (?), English (Rare)
Claimed to be a feminine variant of Kfir, though it coincides with a Hebrew word meaning "heresy, denial of God".

Keilah m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical
Likely meaning "citadel" in Ancient Hebrew. This is the name of a Biblical character in 1 Chronicles 4:19, described as the grandson of Hodiah.

Keile f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Kelila.

Keni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hebrew קניין (kiniyan) meaning "property", it can also means "my nest", another variant can be Keny.

Keny m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Hebrew word kiniyan means "property", it can also means "my nest".

Kephirah f Biblical
From the name of a city "in Benjamin" which is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, derived from Hebrew כְּפִיר (kephir), which meant both "village" (as covered in by walls) and "(young) lion" (perhaps as covered with a mane; compare Kfir).

Kerem m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "vineyard" in Hebrew.

Kessem f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "magic" in Hebrew.

Keter m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "crown" in Hebrew.

Kether m & f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is likely derived from Hebrew כֶּתֶר (keter) meaning "crown", at least in the case of Jewish bearers.... [more]

Ketzel f Yiddish, English
Means "kitten" in Yiddish. It is typically used as a nickname.

Keyle f Yiddish
Derived from the Yiddish word for "merry".

Khana f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hannah.

Khane f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hannah. This is an earlier form of Hene, Henye and Hende, which are backformations from Hendl (see Hendel), itself a diminutive of Khane (now, of Hene).

Khaske f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Hannah.

Khaskl m Yiddish
Variant of Chatzkel or Haskel, Yiddish forms of the Hebrew name Yechezkel (see Ezekiel).

Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".

Kimor f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Kim (קים in Hebrew) and Or (אור in Hebrew). A known bearer is the Israeli actress Kim Or Azulay (2002-).

Kinar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
It may come from the Hebrew word כינור (kinor) means "violin" in Hebrew.

Kivi f & m Hebrew
Means "protected" in Hebrew.

Klil f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "whole, full, completely, crowned" in Hebrew. Also a flower name, known as "Cercis siliquastrum" in English.

Koach m Hebrew
Means "Strength" in Hebrew.

Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".

Kochab f Astronomy
Possibly from Arabic الكوكب (al-kawkab) or Hebrew כוכב (kokhav) meaning "star". This is the name of the second brightest star (after Polaris) in the constellation Ursa Minor.

Kochav f & m Hebrew
Means "Venus" or "Star" in Hebrew. This is the name of wedding dress designer Pnina Tornai's sister, and has a strictly feminine variant, Kochava.

Kohath m Biblical
Possibly derived from either of the Hebrew verbs יקה (yaqa) meaning "to obey" or קוה (qawa) meaning "to hope". As told in the Old Testament, Kohath or Kehath was the second son of Levi and the patriarchal founder of the Kohathites, one of the four main divisions of the Levites.

Kokabiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "star of God", derived from Hebrew כּוֹכַב (kokhab) "star" and אֵל ('el) "God". The Book of Enoch names him as one of the fallen angels. He is also mentioned in the Kabbalistic text 'Sefer Raziel HaMalakh' ("The Book of the Archangel Raziel").

Kol m Hebrew
Means "voice" in Hebrew.

Kolaiah m Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name קוֹלָיָה (Qolayah) meaning "voice of Yahweh" from קוֹל (qol) "sound, voice" and Yah. This was the name of two biblical Israelites, one of whom was the father of Ahab and 'a false prophet and a lecherous man'.

Korah m Biblical
Allegedly means "bald" or "baldness" from Hebrew קָרַח (qarach) "to make (oneself) bald, depilate" ("usually (by mourners) for the dead"). In the Old Testament this name belonged to two Edomites and three Israelites, as well as a town.

Koral f Hebrew (Modern)
Hebrew form of Coral.

Koren m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "shining, bright" in Hebrew. It is also used as a surname Koren.

Krajna f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Kraina.

Krenle f Yiddish (Archaic)
German-Yiddish diminutive of Kreine.

Kressel f Jewish, Yiddish
Pet form of Kressia, the Yiddish form of the Judeo-Spanish name Gracia, used as an alternative to Channah.

Kressia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Gracia. Used as an alternative to Chana ... [more]

Krisanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Kristen 2 or Kristina (from Greek Christianos, meaning “follower of Christ”) and Anne 1 (from Hebrew Hannah, meaning “grace” or “favour”).

Kroyne f Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Yiddish ⁧קרוין⁩ (kroyn) "crown; darling, dear" (compare Kreine).

Kusel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Jekusiel.

Lachan f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "melody", "tune", "strain" in Hebrew.

Lahav m & f Hebrew
Means "flame" or "sharp as knife" in Hebrew.

Lali f Hebrew
Means "for her and for me" in Hebrew, derived from לָהּ (lah) "to her, for her" combined with לִי (li) "to me, for me", though it may have originated as a diminutive of Leah, Hila and other names containing the letter L.

Laliv f Hebrew (Rare)
Possibly from Hebrew לבלוב (livuv) meaning "blossom, bloom".

Lambergus m Arthurian Cycle
In the Italian Tristano Riccardiano and La Tavola Ritonda, the husband of the Hebrew Damsel of Thornbush Ford. He found out that his wife and Tristan were having an affair... [more]

Lamentations m English (Puritan)
From the Old Testament book, a translation of Hebrew אֵיכָה‎. Referring to having sorrow for sin. Name given to 'bastard' children.

Laoma f Hebrew, Jewish
Meaning: for the Nation, in Hebrew.... [more]

Laor f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "for the light" or "to light" in Hebrew, it's not a variant of Lior.

Le'ah f Hebrew
Hebrew name meaning "weary". English Leah is derived from it.

Lèale f Yiddish
Italian-Yiddish diminutive of Lea.

Leiser m Yiddish
Alsatian Yiddish variant of Lazarus.

Lemel m Yiddish
Means “little lamb” in Yiddish, often used as a vernacular form of Asher.

Leni f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן אלוהים), Li 2 means "to me", natan is a Hebrew word (and a name) means "(he) gave", the letter i (or y) is a part of the name of God, another variant can be Leny.

Leny m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew acronym for "God gave to me" (Hebrew: לי נתן האל), Li 2 means "to me" / "for me" / "mine", Natan or Nathan means "he gave", the letter y is part of the name of God.

Leraje m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning unknown, possibly of Hebrew origin. In the 17th-century grimoire 'The Lesser Key of Solomon', this is the name of a demon that appears in the form of an archer.

Leser m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), Yiddish
German Yiddish variant of Lazarus.

Leshem m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "opal" in Hebrew.

Levona f Hebrew
A Hebrew name meaning incense. Form of Levana 1.

Levya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.

Leye f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Lea.

Leyzer m Yiddish
Eastern Yiddish form of Lazarus. This was the birth name of L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917), the creator of Esperanto language.

Liad m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ad , the word Ad in Hebrew means "forever". and when you add the word Li it's means "forever mine"

Liam m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my people" or "my nation" from Hebrew לִי (li) "my" and עַם ('am) "people, nation". It is also a modern Hebrew acronym for לא ידע עמי מלחמה which means "my nation did not know war".... [more]

Liav m Hebrew
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the word av means "father" in Hebrew. Usually masculine, rare as feminine. the meaning of this name is "my father" / "I have a father".

Libat f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Bat means "my girl, my daughter" in Hebrew.

Lichen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Chen 2 means "my beauty" or "my grace" in Hebrew.

Licoricia f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
This name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.... [more]

Lidor m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Dor means "my generation" in Hebrew.

Lidror f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my freedom, my sparrow" in Hebrew. A combination of the names Li 2 and Dror.

Lieli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Eli 2 or a variant of the name Liel which means "My God" in Hebrew.

Liev m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Lev 2. A famous bearer is Liev Schreiber, an American actor.

Ligad m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gad means "my fortune" / "my luck" in Hebrew, its quite rare name in Israel.

Ligai f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gai means "my valley" in Hebrew.

Ligal f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Gal 1 means "my wave" in Hebrew.

Lihai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hai possibly means "my existence" in Hebrew. The name Hai means "alive / living" in Hebrew.

Lihen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hen means "my beauty" / "my grace" in Hebrew.

Lihod f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Hod means "my splendor" or "my glory" in Hebrew.

Lihu m Hebrew
Means "he is mine" in Hebrew.

Lila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layla or a combination of Hebrew Li 2 means "to me" and la means "to her".

Limay f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern Hebrew name that made from a combination of the name Li 2, meaning “to me”. And May, a short form of Maya 3 which means “water” or the month of May.

Limhi m Mormon
This is the name of the son of King Noah in the Book of Mormon. Lim might mean "people, nation" and hi might mean "alive, live" in Hebrew. So the name might mean: "the people live", that is, "the people are preserved alive".

Limor f Hebrew
Combination of Li 2 and Mor; means "myrrh for me" in Hebrew.

Liness f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ness; means "my miracle" in Hebrew.

Linoam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Noam means "my pleasantness" in Hebrew.

Linoy f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Noy meaning "my beauty" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is the olympic gold medalist in rhythmic gymnastics Linoy Ashram (1999)

Lion m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and On means "my potency; my strength" in Hebrew.

Liori f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ori or a variant of the name Lior which means "my light" in Hebrew.

Lioz m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Oz 2 means "my strength" or "my power" in Hebrew.

Lipaz f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Paz 2 means "my gold" in Hebrew.

Lipaz m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Paz 2 means "my gold" in Hebrew.

Lipman m Yiddish
Yiddish form of the Judeo-German name Liberman, meaning "beloved man".

Liram m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ram 1 means "my loftiness" in Hebrew. usually masculine, rare as feminine.

Liran m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Li 2 and Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.

Liri f Hebrew
Means "lyrical" in Hebrew.

Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]

Liroz f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Roz, means "my rose" or "my flower" in Hebrew and creates a modern twist on the names Varda and Vered.

Lishai m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shai means "my gift" in Hebrew, also variant of Lishay which is more common spelling.

Lishay m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Li 2 and Shay 2 means "my gift" in Hebrew.

Lisol f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Conbination of the Hebrew name Li 2 and the Spanish name Sol 1, with the meaning "my sun".

Litman m Yiddish
a Yiddish form of Lipman

Liyam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" with the name Yam means "sea" in Hebrew.

Lo-Ammi m Biblical
Means "not my people", derived from Hebrew לֹא (lo) meaning "no, not" and עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation" combined with the suffix י (i) "my"... [more]

Löb m Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Leib.

Loita f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Lotan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, derived from the name Lot 1, which means "hidden" or "covering, veil" in Hebrew. Lotan ben Seir was a descendant of the tribe of the Seir tribe, descendants of Esau, who settled in the northern region.

Lotem f & m Hebrew
Means "cistus" in Hebrew. The cistus is a type of mountain flower that grows mainly in northern Israel, also known as rockrose.

Löwe m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Medieval Yiddish form of Lieb

Luz f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "hazelnut" in Hebrew. It is another name for the town of Bethel in the Bible.

Lyssi f English
Lyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".

Ma'achah m & f Biblical
Variant transcription of Maacah.... [more]

Maadai m Biblical
Means "pleasant, testifying" in Hebrew.

Maasiai m Biblical
Means "worker of Jehovah" in Hebrew. This was one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity I Chronicles 9:12

Ma'ayan f & m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מַעֲיָן (maayan) (see Maayan).

Maccabee m Ancient Aramaic (Anglicized), Mormon
The name of an ancient Jewish warrior, Judah Maccabee, meaning "the hammer". ... [more]

Machbanai m Biblical
Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle, or bond of the Lord", one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness I Chronicles 12:13

Magal m Hebrew
Magal is a name of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Magal is "scythe".

Magdala f Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.... [more]

Mahalalel m Hebrew
Means "praise of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mahalalel was the great-great-grandson of Adam and great-great-great-grandfather of Noah... [more]

Mahershalalhashbaz m Biblical, English (Puritan)
From the Hebrew name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז (Maher-shalal-hash-baz) which is variously interpreted as meaning "quick to plunder and swift to spoil" or "he has made haste to the plunder!" It is a prophetic name or title which occurs in Isaiah 8:1 in the Old Testament and is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.... [more]

Mahlon m Biblical, English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; sometimes misinterpreted as a variant of Mahlah ("weakness, sickness" from Hebrew Machlah). In the Old Testament this was the name of the son of Naomi and first husband of Ruth (Ruth 1:2,5; 4:9-10)... [more]

Maidel f Yiddish
Yiddish name and word for "young girl."

Mal'ak f & m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew מל'אק (mal'ak) meaning "messenger, angel".

Malchiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is king" in Hebrew, from מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Malchiel m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "my king is God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew malákh "to rule" combined with el "God". In other words, this name is a cognate of Elimelech... [more]

Malchishua m Biblical
Means "King of help, King of salvation" derived from the Hebrew elements מֶלֶכְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and and יָשַׁע (yasha) meaning "to save".

Malchus m Biblical
Means "my king" in Hebrew, from the root melek, meaning "king". According to the Gospel of John in the New Testament, this was the name of a servant of Caiaphas who participated in the arrest of Jesus at Gethsemane... [more]

Mali f Jewish, Hebrew
Can be a modern pet form of Malka, or a modern Hebrew name meaning "what for me?".... [more]

Malkira m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Hebrew: melek ra - lit. "king of evil", "king of the wicked"; or malach ra - "messenger of evil", "angel of iniquity". Identified with Samael.

Mandy m Jewish
Jewish pet form of Mendel

Manya f Yiddish (Russified)
A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive Manya, which is of the Russian name Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.

Mapal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "waterfall" in Hebrew.

Marghanita f Hebrew
Hebrew. The name of famous British writer Marghanita Laski, whose father, a lawyer and Zionist leader, named her after the scarlet pimpernel flower he had seen growing in the land of Israel.

Marior f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Mari and Or, means "the light of Miriam (or Mary / Maria)" in Hebrew.

Marom f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sky" or "height" in Hebrew.

Marx m Medieval German, East Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, English (American, Modern, Rare), Alsatian (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Alsatian and East Frisian short form of Marcus, recorded numerous times in the Rhineland region of what is now Germany in the early 16th century, as well as in East Frisia in the same time period.... [more]

Masea f Yiddish
Romanian-Yiddish form of Masya.

Massa m Biblical
Hebrew for a type of gift, one of the sons of Ishmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14); a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.

Matana f Hebrew
Means "gift" in Hebrew, also feminine form of Matan.

Matar f & m Hebrew, Arabic
Means "rain" in Hebrew and Arabic.

Matat f Hebrew (Rare)
means "gift" in Hebrew.

Matayus m Hebrew
In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Matayus is: Might of God.

Matisyahu m Hebrew
Ashkenazi Hebrew variant of Mattithyahu.

Mattiyahu m Hebrew
Meaning gift of Yahweh, also a Hebrew form of Matthew.

Mauz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mauz.... [more]

Maven f & m English (Modern)
From the English word maven meaning "expert in a given field, connoisseur", derived from Yiddish מבֿין‎ (meyvn).

May f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [more]

Mayim f Hebrew (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
From the Hebrew word מַיִם (máyim) meaning "water". In the case of Jewish-American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-), the name originated from a mispronunciation of the name Miriam (the name of her great-grandmother).

Maylech m Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Elimelech.

Mazal f & m Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Means "luck" in Hebrew.

Mazalta f Jewish, Judeo-Provençal (Rare), Judeo-Spanish
Most likely derived from the Hebrew expression mazal tov "good fortune".

Mazaltuf f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
From the Hebrew/Yiddish phrase mazel tov, meaning "good luck".

Mazel f Yiddish
In Hebrew, the word is generally transliterated as mazal, and literally refers to a "star" or "planet in the night sky" or "zodiac constellation." It came to mean "lucky" in medieval times due to the widespread belief in astrology and that the planets and constellations can influence one's fate.

Maziel f Spanish
From Hebrew origins. The name means she who comes down from the stars.

Mazor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "cure, remedy" in Hebrew. Also used as surname.

Meander m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant spelling of Maeander, which is the latinized form of Μαίανδρος (Maiandros). The latter is the Greek name for a river that is nowadays known as the Büyük Menderes river, which is located in southwestern Turkey... [more]

Mehujael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "smitten by God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Mehujael was the great-grandson of Cain.

Meilech m Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish short form of Elimelech.

Meiran m & f Hebrew (Modern)
This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.

Meirav f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Merab 1.

Meiron m Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of Miron 2.

Meitar f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "strings, chords" in Hebrew.

Melche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Possibly an archaic Yiddish form of Malka. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Melchizedek m Biblical
Means "my king is righteousness" from Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ (mélekh) meaning "king" and צֶדֶק (tzédek) meaning "righteousness". In the Old Testament this is the name of a priest king who gives Abraham a blessing.

Meleah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melia, possibly influenced by the Hebrew word מְלֵאָה (mele'ah) meaning "fullness, full produce, harvest".

Melica f Hebrew
From the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (Milkah), derived from מַלְכָּה (malkah) meaning "queen". This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.Variant of the name Milcah.

Menil m Serbian
Menil is dérived from manuel meaning God with us from hebrew.

Menucha f Hebrew
Hebrew, meaning "peaceful, restful". The feminine form of Menachem.

Meribah f English (American)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "quarreling, strife, contention" in Hebrew. This occurs in the Old Testament belonging to one of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt.

Meshi f Hebrew
Means "silk" in Hebrew.

Messius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile that was derived from Messus. Known bearers of this name include Roman Emperor Decius (3rd century AD) and Roman politician Flavius Messius Phoebus Severus (5th century AD)... [more]

Methushael m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "man of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew math "man, mankind" and el "God". In the bible, this was the name of a descendant of Cain.

Metuka f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Hebrew.

Mevorach m Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Hebrew for "the one who blesses". See Baruch.

Meytav f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "the best" in Hebrew.

Mibtahiah f Early Jewish
The name of an early Jewish businesswoman and banker, the daughter of Mahseiah. She is one of the first Jewish women to be mentioned outside of the Bible.

Micayah f Hebrew
Micayah originates from the hebrew language and is the femenine version of micajah.

Michaelis m Dutch (Rare)
From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.... [more]

Midbar m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "desert" in Hebrew.

Midian m Biblical
Means "strife" or "judgment" in Hebrew. In the Hebrew Bible, Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah.

Migdali f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Magdalena or from Hebrew migdali, "my tower".

Migdalia f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a derivative of Hebrew מִגְדָּל (migdal) "tower" which is cognate with the place name Magdala (see Magdalene).

Mikol m Hebrew
It means; 'Who resembles God?' This name is a Hebrew-rooted name which traces its origin to the reversed Michael. Although, Mikol resembles as an American shortened version of the polish surnames; Mikołajczak and Mikołajczyk.

Mila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "word" in Hebrew.

Milcom m Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology, English (Puritan)
In the Old Testament, Milcom was the highest of the Ammonite gods. It is generally accepted that this name is a form of the common Semitic noun meaning "king" (Hebrew melek), and became an epithet of the head of the Ammonite pantheon... [more]

Miliah f Hebrew
Miliah is a form of the Hebrew and Indian Malka.

Minah f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Mina.

Mindla f Yiddish
Presumably a Polish Yiddish form of Mindel, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Mirith f Hebrew (Modern)
Hebrew modern form of Miriam, usually used as a diminutive. It can also has connection to the word "myrrh".

Mirke f Dutch (Rare), Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Miriam. It is also the Dutch feminine form of Mirko.

Mirla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Mirele. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Mishael m Biblical, Hebrew, English
From Hebrew מִישאֵל (Misha'el) meaning "who is what God is?" or "who asked?", both rhetorical questions about Yahweh. This is the name of three characters in the Bible.

Mishma m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew name meaning "hearing, obeying"

Mishy f American
Form of Michelle, often used by Ashkenazi Jewish women.

Mispar f Biblical Hebrew
Means "numbering, increasing" in Hebrew.

Mithredath m Hebrew, Biblical
Meaning "given by Mithra," or "dedicated to Mithra," i.e., the sun, the Hebrew form of the Persian name Mithridates.

Miykal f Hebrew
Means “who is like God” in Hebrew.

Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Hebrew מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.

Mizraim f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Biblical
The Hebrew and Aramaic name for Egypt. In the Bible, this was the name of a son of Ham.

Moen m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Simoen and its variants (such as Symoen). It is possible that there were cases where the name is a short form of Salomoen and its variant Salemoen, but these would be rare, as the people involved would most likely have been Jewish.... [more]

Moledet f Hebrew (Rare)
means "homeland" in Hebrew.

Mordel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Mordechai.

Mordke m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Morel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mor and El means "myrrh from God" in Hebrew.

Mori m & f Hebrew
Means "my teacher" in Hebrew, also diminutive of Mor, which means "myrrh".

Moria f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Moriah.

Moriel m & f Hebrew
Combination of the names Mori and El means "God is my teacher" in Hebrew.

Mortche m Yiddish
Yiddish for Mordechai, many other forms and spelling alterations

Mortko m Yiddish
Yiddish for Mordechai

Mosiah m Mormon
Name of two characters from the book of Mormon.... [more]

Mosierz m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish Yiddish form of Moses.

Motl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Motshan m Romani
Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning, although there have been speculations about a link to Russian and Yiddish Movcha.... [more]

Motyl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.

Movcha m Russian, Yiddish
Russian or Yiddish version of Moses. This was the birth name of the painter Marc Chagal.

Moza m Biblical
Hebrew "going forth" said of flowing water, the rising sun, leafing plants, etc.

Mozus m Latvian (Rare), Jewish
Latvian form of Moses most commonly used among the Jewish community.

Mulek m Mormon
Son of Jewish king Zedekiah,

Muriel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Possibly derived from Hebrew מור (mor) meaning "myrrh" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". This was the name of an angel in Western Christian Angelology.

Mushka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Muskat. Mushka is commonly used in the Orthodox Jewish community as a feminine equivalent form for the name Moses.