Jewish Baby Names
242 Jewish names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 242 baby names with a jewish feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Jewish Girl Names
Margalit#8737 in the U.S.From the Hebrew margalit, 'a pearl' (a cognate of Margaret, via the Greek margarites)▶Natania#8775 in the U.S.A feminine of Nathan/Netanel — from the Hebrew Netanya, 'a gift of God; God has given'▶Nathania#8776 in the U.S.A feminine of Nathaniel/Nathan — from the Hebrew, 'a gift of God; God has given'▶Reizel#8817 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Reyzl, 'a little rose' (a diminutive of royz, 'rose')▶Tzivi#8885 in the U.S.A pet form of Tzivia/Tzvia — from the Hebrew tzvi, 'a deer; a gazelle' (a symbol of grace and s▶Breindel#9722 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Bryna/Brayna, tied to the Hebrew berakhah ('blessing') and to the word 'b▶Blimie#10442 in the U.S.A Yiddish name from Blume, 'flower,' with the affectionate ending -ie. It is a common and warml▶Freidy#10513 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Frayda/Freida, from the Yiddish freyd, 'joy; gladness.' A warm traditiona▶Fruma#10514 in the U.S.From the Yiddish frum, 'pious; devout; religious; righteous.' A traditional Ashkenazi name expr▶Bassheva#12434 in the U.S.A spelling of the Hebrew Bat Sheva, known in English as Bathsheba: bat ('daughter') with sheva,▶Charna#13787 in the U.S.A Yiddish name from a Slavic root meaning 'black; dark' (compare Polish czarna), used for a dar▶Glika#14016 in the U.S.A Yiddish girls' name from glik, 'luck, good fortune' (cousin to German Glueck). Used in Ashken▶Haddassah#14028 in the U.S.A spelling of Hadassah, Hebrew for 'myrtle' (hadas). In the Book of Esther, Hadassah is Esther'▶Feiga#14050 in the U.S.A Yiddish girls' name from feygl, 'bird,' most often as a diminutive form of Feygl. It is a tra▶Rayzel#14848 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Reyzel, a diminutive of reyz, 'rose' — so 'little rose.' A traditional Ashkena▶Tziry#15066 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form in the Tzirel/Tziril family, used in Ashkenazi Jewish communities a▶Kreindy#16515 in the U.S.Kreindy is a Yiddish name, a pet form of Kreindel, a diminutive of Kroin ('crown') — so 'little▶Zipora#17983 in the U.S.Zipora is a spelling of Zipporah, from the Hebrew Tzipporah, 'bird,' related to tzippor, 'small▶Sheyna#19428 in the U.S.Sheyna comes from the Yiddish sheyn, 'beautiful, lovely,' and is a spelling of Shaina/Shayna, a▶
Jewish Boy Names
Shmaya#8836 in the U.S.A form of Shemaiah/Shmaya — from the Hebrew, 'God has heard'; also the Aramaic shmaya, 'heaven;▶Herschell#9821 in the U.S.Herschell is an elaborated spelling of Hershel/Herschel, a Yiddish name meaning 'deer' (from hi▶Hyman#10028 in the U.S.A Jewish given name, an anglicization of the Hebrew Chaim (Hayyim), 'life.' It was common among▶Gerber#10197 in the U.S.From the German Gerber, 'a tanner; one who tans/works leather'; an occupational surname; also a▶Hershal#10447 in the U.S.Hershal is a respelling of Herschel or Hershel, an Ashkenazi Jewish name from the Yiddish hirsh▶Meshulem#10519 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Meshullam, 'befriended; at peace; made whole; repaid' (from the root shalam, ti▶Mordchai#10530 in the U.S.A Yiddish/Ashkenazi form of Mordecai, a biblical name (the hero of the Book of Esther) traditio▶Mosha#10532 in the U.S.A form of Moshe, the Hebrew name of Moses, traditionally 'drawn out of the water' (from mashah,▶Haskel#11193 in the U.S.Haskel is a spelling of Haskell, a Yiddish form of the Hebrew Yechezkel, 'God strengthens', the▶Chananya#12683 in the U.S.The Hebrew Hananiah (Chananyah), 'the Lord is gracious,' from chanan ('to be gracious') and Yah▶Levitt#13392 in the U.S.Levitt is a Jewish surname derived from Levi ('joined, attached') by way of Levite — a member o▶Rosen#13708 in the U.S.From the German and Jewish surname Rosen, 'roses' (an ornamental element in many names), also r▶Shema#13876 in the U.S.From the Hebrew shema, 'hear; listen' — the first word of the Shema, the central Jewish declara▶Shemuel#13877 in the U.S.The Hebrew form of Samuel, Shemuel, usually read as 'God has heard' (from shama, 'to hear') or ▶Shlomy#13880 in the U.S.A Hebrew and Yiddish pet form of Shlomo — the Hebrew name behind Solomon — from shalom, 'peace'▶Shragi#13882 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Shraga, from the Aramaic word for 'candle; lamp; light'. Shraga is tradit▶Shulim#13888 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Shalom, 'peace'. Shulim (also Sholom, Shulem) is used in Ashk▶Yaacov#14136 in the U.S.A transliteration of the Hebrew name Yaakov, the biblical Jacob — patriarch of the Israelites, ▶Yekusiel#14152 in the U.S.The Ashkenazi Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew name Yekutiel, a name in the book of Chronicl▶Yitzhak#14156 in the U.S.The Hebrew name Yitzchak, the biblical Isaac — son of Abraham and Sarah and second of the three▶Yitzy#14157 in the U.S.A warm diminutive of Yitzchak, the Hebrew name of the biblical Isaac, meaning 'he will laugh'. ▶Zanvil#14200 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Samuel (Hebrew Shmuel), usually read as 'God has heard' or 'name of God'. Zan▶CaplanA Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname, a form of 'Kaplan' — from the word for 'chaplain, priest' (via Yi▶
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Popular Jewish baby names include Margalit, Natania, Nathania, Reizel, Shmaya, Tzivi. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 242 Jewish baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.