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Etil f YiddishA Yiddish girls' name, related to the Germanic element
adal meaning "Noble"
Evescha m Judeo-CatalanMeaning unknown. Theories include a derivation from Occitan
evesque, meaning "bishop".
Eylam עילם m & f Hebrew (Rare)The name of one of the biblical Noah's grandsons. It means "one who is eternal".
Ezri m HebrewMeans "my helper" in Hebrew. In the Bible Ezri was an overseer during King David's reign.
Ezrie f English, HebrewVariant of
Ezri which is supposedly a variant of
Ezra. According to the SSA, 5 girls were named Ezrie in 2018.
Faitel פיטל, פייטל m YiddishDerived from the Latin name
Vitalis, meaning "full of life". It came into use in Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 16th century.
Fanya פאַניע f YiddishFrom the Spanish
Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.
Freda f JewishThe Jewish form of
Frida 1 and names alike, therefore exemplifying the Germanic element
frid Frimet f YiddishPresumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name related to
Frima, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Frommet f YiddishVariant of
Frumet and
Fromut. Alternately, this Yiddish name is derived from old provincial French, and refers to "a species of grape".
Frumka f Yiddish (Rare)Diminutive of
Fruma. A known bearer of this name was the Polish resistance fighter Frumka Płotnicka (1914-1943).
Gabai גבאי m Hebrew, JewishDerived from a Jewish term used for an assistant at a synagogue, a charity collector and literally a collector of dues. It comes from the Hebrew roots ג-ב-ה (
g-b-h) referred to the meaning "height".
Gadiel m JewishMeans "God is my luck" or "God is my good fortune" in Hebrew.
Galila גלילה f Hebrew (Rare)Derived from the place name
Galil גליל, this name was mostly used from the 19th until the early 20th century and occasionally used after the establishment of Israel... [
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Gemellina f JewishThis is found in the Jewish catacombs in Rome as the name of a Roman Jewish woman.
Geulah גְּאֻלָה f HebrewVariant of
Geula, meaning "redemption". Geulah Cohen was an Israeli politician and activist.
Ghil'ad גלעד m HebrewVariant of
Gilad. Ghil'ad Zuckermann (1971-) is an Israeli-born language revivalist and linguist.
Gilgal גִּלְגָּל m Hebrew (Archaic)"Galgalatokai of the Twelve Stones") is the name of one or more places in the Hebrew Bible. ...... [
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Giora גִּיּוֹרָא m HebrewMeans "proselyte, convert to Judaism" in Aramaic. Simon bar Giora was a Jewish military leader in the First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE) whose father may have been a Gentile converted to Judaism.
Golan גולן m HebrewFrom the name of the Golan Heights, a region (currently) in the north of Israel. Originally used as a place name in the Bible.... [
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Goni גוני m & f HebrewPossibly taken from the word
gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.
Gur גּוּר m HebrewMeans "cub" or "puppy" in Hebrew.
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval JewishMedieval Yiddish diminutive of
Gute, created by combining
Gut "good" with the Old High German element
heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes
Gutle f Yiddish (Archaic)Diminutive of
Gute. A notable bearer was Gutle Schnapper Rothschild (1753-1849), the wife of Mayer Amschel Rothschild and ancestress of the Rothschild family.
Gvira גְּבִירָה f Hebrew (Rare)Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה
(gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in
Gabriel).
Hagai חגי m HebrewEither an alternate transcription of
Haggai or a younger form of the name.
Hai חי m HebrewMeans "alive" or "living" in Hebrew.
Hananel m HebrewHebrew. This is a traditional, though seldom-used, Jewish name. It means "God is gracious". Ultimately, it derives from the same Hebrew root as John and Anne.
Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)Variant spelling of
Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Herzl הֵרצְל, הערצל m Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.
Hessy f YiddishHessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Hili הילי, היאלי, היא-לי f Hebrew (Modern)Means "she is mine" in Hebrew, from the word Hi (pronuced "hee") means "she" and the name
Li 2 means "my.." / "mine" , it's sometimes used as a diminutive of
Hila Hinda הינדא f YiddishMeans "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind".