Yiddish Baby Names
250 Yiddish names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 250 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
Rhayna#12915 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Rayna/Reyna — from the Spanish reina, 'queen,' and by another route the ▶Rifky#13142 in the U.S.Rifky reads as a Yiddish-style pet form of Rivka (Hebrew Rivkah, the biblical Rebecca), where R▶Shandel#13387 in the U.S.Shandel has two plausible readings. It may be an anglicized Shaindel, a Yiddish name from shein▶Charna#13787 in the U.S.A Yiddish name from a Slavic root meaning 'black; dark' (compare Polish czarna), used for a dar▶Elky#13927 in the U.S.Most likely a spelling of the Yiddish name Elke/Elka, a pet form usually traced to Adelheid ('n▶Glika#14016 in the U.S.A Yiddish girls' name from glik, 'luck, good fortune' (cousin to German Glueck). Used in Ashken▶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▶Kayle#14303 in the U.S.Most often a trimmed spelling in the Kayla/Kaylee family. It is also a Yiddish girls' name, Kay▶Goldi#14425 in the U.S.A spelling of Goldie, from the Yiddish/English 'gold' - an affectionate name for something prec▶Nechy#14727 in the U.S.Nechy is a Yiddish diminutive, most often of Nechama — Hebrew for 'comfort; consolation'. Affec▶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▶Tzurty#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 traditiona▶Shaney#15643 in the U.S.Shaney reads two ways: as a soft feminine spin on Shane, the Irish Sean and so a cousin of John▶Chasya#15669 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, 'protected by the Lord; sheltered by God' — a warm devotional name, familiar i▶Feigy#16035 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Feige (Faiga), 'bird' - a traditional Ashkenazi name, warm and affectiona▶Gitel#16079 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Gitel (Gittel), 'good' (from gut, 'good'), often as an affectionate 'good litt▶Hendel#16128 in the U.S.A Yiddish name, a pet form tied to Hendl/Hene (linked to Hannah, 'grace'), also echoing the com▶Tzipa#16275 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Tzipporah (Zipporah, the wife of Moses), from the Hebrew for 'bird.' A wa▶Hudes#16399 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Yehudis (Judith), from the Hebrew for 'praised; woman of Judea.' A traditiona▶Kreindy#16515 in the U.S.Kreindy is a Yiddish name, a pet form of Kreindel, a diminutive of Kroin ('crown') — so 'little▶Zisel#16846 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Zisel, 'sweet' (from zis, 'sweet') -- an affectionate name from Ashkenazi trad▶Raiza#17078 in the U.S.By one route a form of the Yiddish Reyzl/Raizel, 'rose'; by another an Arabic name (from a root▶Reichel#17096 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Rachel, from the Hebrew for 'ewe' — the biblical matriarch, wife of Jacob. A ▶Tziri#17445 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form of Tzirel, a traditional Ashkenazi name often paired with the Hebre▶Yetta#17508 in the U.S.Yetta is a Yiddish diminutive, most often of Henrietta (feminine of Henry, from Germanic roots ▶Yidis#17563 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Yehudis, itself the Hebrew Judith — 'woman of Judea' or 'praised.' A traditio▶Zeldy#17563 in the U.S.A pet form that echoes Zelda, itself a short form of Griselda ('grey fighting maid') and used i▶Zirel#17984 in the U.S.Zirel is a Yiddish girls' name, traditionally used as an affectionate form linked to Sarah, and▶Malkie#18273 in the U.S.Malkie is a Yiddish affectionate form of Malka, the Hebrew name and word for 'queen.' A warm, t▶Sheyna#19428 in the U.S.Sheyna comes from the Yiddish sheyn, 'beautiful, lovely,' and is a spelling of Shaina/Shayna, a▶Shainna#19546 in the U.S.Shainna is a doubled-n spelling of Shaina or Shayna, a Yiddish endearment from 'sheyn,' meaning▶Sharna#19592 in the U.S.Sharna has two honest routes: it can be a short form of Sharon, the Hebrew place name for a fer▶TzeitelA Yiddish pet form of Sarah (Hebrew, 'princess; noblewoman'). Tzeitel is the eldest daughter in▶
Yiddish Boy Names
Mordcha#13692 in the U.S.A Yiddish form of Mordecai (Mordechai), the hero of the biblical Book of Esther; the name trace▶Motti#13697 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form of Mordecai (Mordechai), hero of the biblical Book of Esther. Warm ▶Nissen#13762 in the U.S.A Yiddish name derived from Nissan, the Hebrew month of spring (when Passover falls), tied to a▶Shaine#13869 in the U.S.Shaine has two routes. In Yiddish, shayn means 'beautiful; lovely' (from German schon), and Sha▶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▶Volvi#13944 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form (in the family of Velvel, 'wolf') and a modern coinage; no single s▶Toivy#14004 in the U.S.Toivy has two plausible routes. It may be a pet form of Finnish Toivo, 'hope.' It may equally b▶Yekusiel#14152 in the U.S.The Ashkenazi Yiddish pronunciation of the Hebrew name Yekutiel, a name in the book of Chronicl▶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▶ShmayeA Yiddish and Aramaic form of Shmaya, 'God has heard' — a reverent traditional name carried in ▶ShragyA Yiddish familiar form of Shraga, from the Aramaic for 'light; candle; lamp' — a name of warmt▶YeidelA Yiddish diminutive of Yehuda — Judah in English — from a Hebrew root meaning 'to praise; to g▶
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Popular Yiddish baby names include Rhayna, Rifky, Shandel, Mordcha, Motti, Nissen. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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