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

ALTE   אַלְטֶע   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of ALTER

ALTER   אַלְתֵר   m   Yiddish
Means "old" in Yiddish... [more]

ANSHEL   אַנְשֶׁעל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of ASHER

AVRUM   אַבְֿרוּם   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ABRAHAM

BAILA   בֵײלָא   f   Yiddish
Means "white" in Yiddish.

BENESH   בֶענֶעשׁ   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of BENEDICT

BER   בֶער   m   Yiddish
Means "bear" in Yiddish.

BEYLKE   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of BAILA

BLUMA   בְלוּמָא   f   Yiddish
Means "flower" in Yiddish.

BREINDEL   ברַײנדְל   f   Yiddish
Means "brunette" in Yiddish.

CHARNA   f   Yiddish
From a Slavic word meaning "dark".

CHATZKEL   חַצְקֶעל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of EZEKIEL

DOVID   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of DAVID

DUDEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of DAVID

EIDEL   אֵײדֶעל   f   Yiddish
Means "delicate" in Yiddish.

EVRON   ֶבְֿרוֹן   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of EPHRAIM

FAIGA   פֵײגָא   f   Yiddish
Variant of FAIGEL

FAIGEL   פֵײגֶל   f   Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish פֵײגֶל (feigel) meaning "bird".

FAIVISH   פַײבֿוּשׁ   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of PHOEBUS

FALK   m   German, Yiddish
Means "falcon" in German and Yiddish.

FAYVEL   פַײבֶֿעל, פַײוֶעל   m   Yiddish
Variant transcription of FEIVEL

FEIBUSH   פַײבוּשׁ   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of PHOEBUS

FEIGE   פֵײגָא   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of FAIGA

FEIVEL   פַײבֶֿעל, פַײוֶעל   m   Yiddish
Diminutive of FEIBUSH

FISHEL   פִישֶׁעל   m   Yiddish
Means "little fish" in Yiddish.

FISHKE   פִישְׁקֶע   m   Yiddish
Variant of FISHEL

FREYDE   f   Yiddish
Means "joy" in Yiddish.

FRUMA   פרוּמָא   f   Yiddish
Means "pious" in Yiddish.

GAVREL   גַאבְֿרֶעל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of GABRIEL

GITTEL   גִיטְל   f   Yiddish
Means "good" in Yiddish.

GLUKE   גְלוּקֶע   f   Yiddish
Means "good luck" in Yiddish.

GLUKEL   גְלוּקְל   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of GLUKE

GOLDA   גוֹלְדָא   f   Yiddish
Means "gold" in Yiddish.

HASKEL   הַשְׂכֵּל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of EZEKIEL

HENA   הֶענַא   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HENDA   הֶענדָא   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HENDEL   הֶנדְל   f   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of HANNAH

HENE   הֶענֶע   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HENYE   הֶענְיֶע   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HERSCHEL   הֶערשֶׁעל   m   Yiddish
Variant transcription of HIRSHEL

HERSH   הֶערְשׁ   m   Yiddish
Variant transcription of HIRSH

HERSHEL   הֶערשֶׁעל   m   Yiddish
Variant transcription of HIRSHEL

HESHEL   הֶעשֶׁעל   m   Yiddish
Variant of HERSHEL

HIRSH   הֶערְשׁ   m   Yiddish
Means "deer" in Yiddish.

HIRSHEL   הֶערשֶׁעל   m   Yiddish
Diminutive of HIRSH

HODE   הָאדֶע   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HADASSAH

HODEL   הָאדֶעל   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of HODE

HUDES   הוּדֶעס   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDITH

HYMAN   הײמן   m   Yiddish
Alteration of HYAM influenced by Yiddish man "man".

HYMIE   m   Yiddish
Diminutive of HYMAN

ISER   אִיסֶר   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

ISSUR   אִיסָער   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

KAILA   קַײלָע   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of KELILA

KAPEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JACOB

KAYLA (2)   קַײלָע   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of KAILA

KOPPEL   קָאפֶּּעל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JACOB

KREINDEL   קְרַײנְדֶעל   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of KREINE

KREINE   קְרַײנֶע   f   Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.

LAZER   לֵײזֶער   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ELIEZER

LEEBA   לִיבָא   f   Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

LIEBER   לִיבֶער   m   Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

MENDEL   מֶנְדְל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MENAHEM

MEYER   מֵאִיר   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of MEIR... [more]

MIRELE   מִירֶעל   f   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MIRIAM

MOISHE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of MOSES

MOTEL   מָאטְל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI

MOTKE   מָאטקֶע   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI

PERELE   f   Yiddish
Variant of PERLE

PERLE   f   Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish, also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of MARGARET.

RAISA (2)   רֵײזָא   f   Yiddish
Means "rose" in Yiddish.

RAISEL   רֵײזֶעל   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of RAISA (2)

RAYNA (2)   רֵײנָא   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of REINA (2)

REINA (2)   רֵײנָא   f   Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish רֵײן (rein) meaning "clean, pure"... [more]

RIFKA   רִיפְקָא   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of RIVKA

RUCHEL   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of RACHEL

SEKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of ISAAC

SELIG   סֶעלִיג   m   Yiddish
Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish.

SENDER   סֶנְדֶר   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ALEXANDER

SHAINA   שֵׁײנָא   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of SHAYNA

SHAINDEL   שֵׁײנדֶל   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of SHAYNA

SHAYNA   שֵׁײנָא   f   Yiddish
Means "beautiful" in Yiddish.

SHAYNAH   שֵׁײנָא   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of SHAYNA

SHEINE   שֵׁײנֶע   f   Yiddish
Variant of SHAYNA

SHIMMEL   שִׁימְעֶל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of SIMON

SHPRINTZA   שְׁפּרִינְצָא   f   Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish form of ESPERANZA

SHPRINTZE   שְׁפּרִינְצֶע   f   Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish form of ESPERANZA

SHPRINTZEL   שְׁפּרִינְצֶעל   f   Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish diminutive of ESPERANZA

SISEL   סִיסְל   f   Yiddish
Means "sweet" in Yiddish... [more]

SROEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

SURI   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of SARAH

TEIVEL   m   Yiddish
Means "devil" in Yiddish.

TEVYE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of TOBIAH

TOIBA   טוֹיבָא   f   Yiddish
Means "dove" in Yiddish.

TZEITEL   צַײטֶעל   f   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of SARAH

TZOFIYA   צוֹפִיָה   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of SOPHIA

VELVEL   װֶעלװֶעל   m   Yiddish
Means "wolf" in Yiddish... [more]

VELVELA   װֶלװֶלא   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of VELVEL

YANKEL   יַאנְקֶעל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JACOB

YENTE   יֶענטֶע   f   Yiddish
Possibly a variant of YENTL... [more]

YENTL   יֶענְטל   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of the French nickname Gentille, meaning "noble, aristocratic".

YIDEL   יִדְל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YUDEL   יוּדֶעל   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YUSSEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JOSEPH

YUTKE   יוּטְקֶע   f   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JUDITH

ZALMAN   זלמן   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of SOLOMON

ZELDA (1)   זֶעלְדָא   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of SELIG

ZELDE   זֶעלְדֶע   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of SELIG

ZELIG   זֶעלִיג   m   Yiddish
Variant of SELIG

ZISEL   זִיסֶעל   f   Yiddish
Variant of SISEL

ZLOTA   f   Yiddish
Means "golden" in Yiddish.

ZUSA   f   Yiddish
Means "sweet" in Yiddish.

ZUSMAN   m   Yiddish
Means "sweet man" in Yiddish.