Yiddish Baby Names
224 Yiddish names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 224 baby names with a yiddish 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.
Yiddish Girl Names
Kayle#14303 in the U.S.Most often a trimmed spelling in the Kayla/Kaylee family. It is also a Yiddish girls' name, KayGoldi#14425 in the U.S.A spelling of Goldie, from the Yiddish/English 'gold' - an affectionate name for something precReizel#14552 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Reyzl, 'a little rose' (a diminutive of royz, 'rose')Sheynnis#14686 in the U.S.A modern Latina coinage — echoing Shay ('admirable', Irish) and Shayna ('beautiful', Yiddish); Nechy#14727 in the U.S.Nechy is a Yiddish diminutive, most often of Nechama — Hebrew for 'comfort; consolation'. AffecRayzel#14848 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Reyzel, a diminutive of reyz, 'rose' — so 'little rose.' A traditional AshkenaTziry#15066 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form in the Tzirel/Tziril family, used in Ashkenazi Jewish communities aTzurty#15067 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet name (of the affectionate diminutive kind), whose exact fuller form and root are Hudis#15212 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Yehudis (Judith), from the Hebrew for 'praised; woman of Judea.' A traditionaChasya#15669 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, 'protected by the Lord; sheltered by God' — a warm devotional name, familiar iFeigy#16035 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Feige (Faiga), 'bird' - a traditional Ashkenazi name, warm and affectionaGitel#16079 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Gitel (Gittel), 'good' (from gut, 'good'), often as an affectionate 'good littHendel#16128 in the U.S.A Yiddish name, a pet form tied to Hendl/Hene (linked to Hannah, 'grace'), also echoing the comTzipa#16275 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Tzipporah (Zipporah, the wife of Moses), from the Hebrew for 'bird.' A waHudes#16399 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Yehudis (Judith), from the Hebrew for 'praised; woman of Judea.' A traditionaKreindy#16515 in the U.S.Kreindy is a Yiddish name, a pet form of Kreindel, a diminutive of Kroin ('crown') — so 'littleZisel#16846 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Zisel, 'sweet' (from zis, 'sweet') -- an affectionate name from Ashkenazi tradRaiza#17078 in the U.S.By one route a form of the Yiddish Reyzl/Raizel, 'rose'; by another an Arabic name (from a rootReichel#17096 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Rachel, from the Hebrew for 'ewe' — the biblical matriarch, wife of Jacob. A Zeldy#17563 in the U.S.A pet form that echoes Zelda, itself a short form of Griselda ('grey fighting maid') and used iZirel#17984 in the U.S.Zirel is a Yiddish girls' name, traditionally used as an affectionate form linked to Sarah, andMalkie#18273 in the U.S.Malkie is a Yiddish affectionate form of Malka, the Hebrew name and word for 'queen.' A warm, t
Yiddish Boy Names
ShragyA Yiddish familiar form of Shraga, from the Aramaic for 'light; candle; lamp' — a name of warmtYeidelA Yiddish diminutive of Yehuda — Judah in English — from a Hebrew root meaning 'to praise; to g
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What are popular Yiddish baby names?
Popular Yiddish baby names include Kayle, Goldi, Reizel, Sheynnis, Nechy, Rayzel. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 224 Yiddish baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.