Gender Feminine
Scripts האָדל(Yiddish)

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Hode. This is the name of Tevye's second daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by Sholem Aleichem.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHadassah(Biblical) Hadassah(Biblical Hebrew) Hadas, Hadasa, Hadassah(Hebrew)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019