The names listed here are commonly used by Hebrew-speaking Jews. See also about Jewish names.

ABE   m   English, Hebrew
Short form of ABRAHAM

ABRAHAM   m   English, Hebrew, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude"... [more]

ADAM   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]

ADARA   f   Hebrew
Means "noble" in Hebrew.

ADENA   f   Hebrew
Possibly a variant of ADINA

ADI   f & m   Hebrew
Means "jewel" or "ornament" in Hebrew.

ADINA   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew... [more]

ADVA   f   Hebrew
Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.

AHARON   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of AARON

AHAVA   f   Hebrew
Means "love" in Hebrew.

AHUVA   f   Hebrew
Means "beloved" in Hebrew.

AKIBA   m   Hebrew
Variant of YAAKOV... [more]

AKIVA   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of AKIBA

ALIYA (2)   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (2)

ALIYAH (2)   f   Hebrew
Means "to ascend" in Hebrew... [more]

ALIZA   f   Hebrew
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

ALON   m   Hebrew
Means "oak tree" in Hebrew.

ALONA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ALON

AMIR (2)   m   Hebrew
Means "treetop" in Hebrew.

AMIRA (2)   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of AMIR (2)

AMIT (2)   m   Hebrew
Means "friend" in Hebrew.

AMOS   m   Biblical, English, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "to carry" in Hebrew... [more]

ANAT (2)   f & m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of ANATH (1)... [more]

ARI (1)   m   Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew.

ARIEH   m   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIEL   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew, English, French, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIK   m   Hebrew
Diminutive of ARIEL

ARYEH   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ARIEH

ASA   m   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "doctor" in Hebrew... [more]

ASHER   m   Biblical, Hebrew, English, Biblical Hebrew
Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]

ATARA   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ATARAH

ATARAH   f   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "crown" in Hebrew... [more]

AVI   m   Hebrew
Means "my father" in Hebrew... [more]

AVIA   f   Hebrew
Variant of AVIYA

AVIDAN   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIDAN

AVIGAIL   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIGAIL

AVIRAM   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIRAM

AVISHAG   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABISHAG

AVISHAI   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABISHAI

AVIV   m   Hebrew
Means "spring" in Hebrew.

AVIVA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of AVIV

AVIYA   m & f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIJAH

AVNER   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABNER

AVRAHAM   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABRAHAM

AVRAM   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABRAHAM

AYALA   f   Hebrew
Means "gazelle, hind" in Hebrew.

AYELET   f   Hebrew
Means "gazelle, hind"... [more]

AYLA (1)   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ELAH

BARAK (1)   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "lightning" in Hebrew... [more]

BARUCH   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]

BASHE   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of BATYAH

BASIA (2)   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of BATYAH

BASYA   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of BATYAH

BATEL   f   Hebrew
Means "daughter of God" in Hebrew.

BATYA   f   Hebrew
Hebrew variant of BITHIAH

BATYAH   f   Hebrew
Hebrew variant of BITHIAH

BERACHA   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of BRACHA

BINYAMIN   m   Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew and Arabic form of BENJAMIN

BOAZ   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "swiftness" in Hebrew... [more]

BOSMAT   f   Hebrew
Hebrew variant of BASEMATH

BRACHA   f   Hebrew
Means "blessing" in Hebrew.

CHAIM   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of CHAYYIM

CHANAH   f   Hebrew
Variant of CHANNAH

CHANNAH   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of HANNAH

CHAVA   f   Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of EVE

CHAYA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of CHAYYIM

CHAYIM   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of CHAYYIM

CHAYYIM   m   Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayyim) meaning "life"... [more]

CHESED   f & m   Hebrew
Means "mercy" in Hebrew.

DALIA (3)   f   Hebrew
Means "branch" in Hebrew.

DALYA   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DALIA (3)

DANIEL   m   English, Hebrew, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]

DANYA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of DAN (1)

DARA (2)   f   Hebrew
Perhaps means "wisdom" or "compassion" in Hebrew.

DASSAH   f   Hebrew
Short form of HADASSAH

DAVID   m   English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

DEBORAH   f   English, Hebrew, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]

DEKEL   m   Hebrew
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

DEROR   m   Hebrew
Means "freedom" or "swallow (bird)" in Hebrew.

DERORIT   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of DEROR

DEVORAH   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of DEBORAH

DIKLA   m & f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DIKLAH

DIKLAH   m & f   Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more]

DOR   m & f   Hebrew
Means "generation" in Hebrew.

DORI   m   Hebrew
Means "my generation" in Hebrew.

DORIT (1)   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of DOR

DORON   m   Hebrew
Means "gift" in Greek.

DOV   m   Hebrew
Means "bear" in Hebrew.

DROR   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DEROR

DRORIT   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DERORIT

DVORAH   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of DEBORAH

EFRAIM   m   Hebrew, Biblical (Variant)
Variant of EPHRAIM

EFRAT   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of EPHRATH

EHUD   m   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "united" in Hebrew... [more]

EIRAN   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ERAN

EITAN   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ETHAN

ELAH   f   Hebrew
Means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree" in Hebrew.

ELI (1)   m   English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "ascension" in Hebrew... [more]

ELI (2)   m   Hebrew
Means "my God" in Hebrew.

ELIANA (2)   f   Hebrew
Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.

ELIEZER   m   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Hebrew אֱלִיעֶזֶר ('Eli'ezer) meaning "my God is help"... [more]

ELIJAH   m   English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH"... [more]

ELIOR   m   Hebrew
Means "my God is my light" in Hebrew.

ELIORA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ELIOR

ELISHEVA   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ELIZABETH

ELIYAHU   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ELIJAH

ELKAN   m   Hebrew
Modern variant of ELKANAH

ELKE (2)   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ELKANAH

EREZ   m   Hebrew
Means "cedar" in Hebrew.

ESTEE   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of ESTHER... [more]

EYAL   m   Hebrew
Means "deer" or "ram" in Hebrew.

EYTAN   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of EITAN

EZRA   m   Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "help" in Hebrew... [more]

GAL   f & m   Hebrew
Means "wave" in Hebrew.

GALIA   f   Hebrew
Variant of GAL

GALIT   f   Hebrew
Variant of GAL

GAVRIEL   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of GABRIEL

GIDEON   m   Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew... [more]

GIL (3)   m   Hebrew
Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew.

GILAD   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of GILEAD

GILAH   f   Hebrew
Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew.

GOLDIE (2)   f   Hebrew
Variant of GOLDA

HADAR   f & m   Hebrew
Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

HADAS   f   Hebrew
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

HADASSAH   f   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew... [more]

HAIM   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of CHAYYIM

HANNAH   f   English, Hebrew, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace"... [more]

HAVA   f   Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of EVE

HAYIM   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of CHAYYIM

HAYYIM   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of CHAYYIM

HEBEL   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ABEL

HED   m & f   Hebrew
Means "echo" in Hebrew.

HERUT   f   Hebrew
Means "freedom" in Hebrew.

HEVEL   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABEL

HILLEL   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew הלל (halal) meaning "praise"... [more]

HYAM   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of CHAYYIM

IDAN   m   Hebrew
Means "era" in Hebrew.

IDRIYA   f   Hebrew
Means "duck" in Hebrew.

ILAN   m   Hebrew
Means "tree" in Hebrew.

ILANA   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ILAN

ILANIT   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ILAN

IMMANUEL   m   German, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Form of EMMANUEL used in most translations of the Old Testament... [more]

INBAL   f   Hebrew
Means "tongue of a bell" in Hebrew.

IRA (1)   m   Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "watchful" in Hebrew... [more]

IRIT   f   Hebrew
Means "asphodel" in Hebrew. The asphodel is a type of flower.

ISIDORE   m   English, French, Hebrew
From the Greek name Ισιδωρος (Isidoros) which meant "gift of Isis", from the name of the Egyptian goddess ISIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift"... [more]

ITAMAR   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ITHAMAR

ITHAMAR   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "palm island" in Hebrew... [more]

ITZHAK   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of YITZHAK

IYOV   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOB

JAFFE   m & f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of YAFE

KELILA   f   Hebrew
Means "crown of laurel" in Hebrew.

KEREN   f   Hebrew
Means "horn" or "ray of light" in Hebrew.

KESHET   m & f   Hebrew
Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.

LAVI   m   Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew.

LEAH   f   English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary"... [more]

LEON   m   English, German, Polish, Slovene, Hebrew, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]

LEV (2)   m   Hebrew
Means "heart" in Hebrew.

LEVI   m   Biblical, Hebrew, English, Biblical Latin
Means "attached" in Hebrew... [more]

LIAT   f   Hebrew
Means "you are mine" in Hebrew.

LIOR   m & f   Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew.

LIORA   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of LIOR

LIORIT   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of LIOR

LIRON   m & f   Hebrew
Means "my song" or "my joy" in Hebrew.

LIVNA   f   Hebrew
Means "white" in Hebrew.

LIVNAT   f   Hebrew
Variant of LIVNA

MAAYAN   f   Hebrew
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.

MALACHI   m   Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "my messenger" or "my angel" in Hebrew... [more]

MALKA   f   Hebrew
Means "queen" in Hebrew.

MAOR   m   Hebrew
Means "light" in Hebrew.

MARGALIT   f   Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαριτης (margarites).

MARGALITA   f   Hebrew
Variant of MARGALIT

MARGANITA   f   Hebrew
From the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.

MARNI   f   Hebrew
Means "rejoice" in Hebrew.

MARNIE (2)   f   Hebrew
Variant of MARNI

MATAN   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MATTAN

MATTITHYAHU   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MATTITYAHU

MATTITYAHU   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of MATTHEW

MAYA (3)   f   Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) "water".

MAYTAL   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MEITAL