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Jewish Feminine Names
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The names listed here are commonly used by Jews. See also about Jewish names.
ADARA אַדָרָה f Jewish
Means "noble" in Hebrew.
ADENA f Jewish
Possibly a variant of ADINA
ADI עֲדִי f & m Jewish
Means "jewel" or "ornament" in Hebrew.
ADINA עֲדִינָה m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew... [more]
ADVA אַדְוָה f Jewish
Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.
AHAVA אַהֲבָה f Jewish
Means "love" in Hebrew.
AHUVA אֲהוּבָה f Jewish
Means "beloved" in Hebrew.
ALIYA (2) עֲלִיָּה f Jewish
Variant transcription of ALIYAH (2)
ALIYAH (2) עֲלִיָּה f Jewish
Means "to ascend" in Hebrew... [more]
ALIZA עַלִיזָה f Jewish
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.
ALONA אַלוֹנָה f Jewish
Feminine form of ALON
ALTE f Yiddish
Feminine form of ALTER
AMIRA (2) אַמִירָה f Jewish
Feminine form of AMIR (2)
ANAT (2) עַנָת m & f Jewish
Variant of ANATH (1)
ANATH (1) עֲנָת m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "answer" in Hebrew... [more]
ARIEL אֲרִיאֵל m & f Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]
ATARA עֲטָרָה f Jewish
Variant transcription of ATARAH
AVIGAIL אֲבִיגַיִל f Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIGAIL
AVISHAG אֲבִישַׁג f Jewish
Hebrew form of ABISHAG
AVIVA אֲבִיבָה f Jewish
Feminine form of AVIV
AVIYA אֲבִיָה m & f Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIJAH
AYALA אֲיָלָה f Jewish
Means "gazelle, hind" in Hebrew.
AYELET אַיֶלֶת f Jewish
Means "gazelle, hind"... [more]
AYLA (1) אֵלָה f Jewish
Variant transcription of ELAH
BAILA f Yiddish
Means "white" in Yiddish.
BASHE בַאשֶׁע f Jewish
Diminutive of BATYAH
BASIA (2) f Jewish
Diminutive of BATYAH
BASYA f Jewish
Diminutive of BATYAH
BATEL בַת־אֵל f Jewish
Means "daughter of God" in Hebrew.
BATYA בַתְיָה f Jewish
Variant of BITHIAH
BATYAH בַתְיָה f Jewish
Variant of BITHIAH
BERACHA בְּרָכָה f Jewish
Variant transcription of BRACHA
BEYLKE f Yiddish
Diminutive of BAILA
BLUMA f Yiddish
Means "flower" in Yiddish.
BOSMAT בָשְׂמַת f Jewish
Hebrew form of BASEMATH
BRACHA בְּרָכָה f Jewish
Means "blessing" in Hebrew.
BREINDEL f Yiddish
Means "brunette" in Yiddish.
CHANAH חַנָה f Jewish
Variant of CHANNAH
CHANNAH חַנָּה f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of HANNAH
CHARNA f Yiddish
From a Slavic word meaning "dark".
CHAVA חַוָה f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of EVE
CHAYA חַיָה f Jewish
Feminine form of CHAYIM
CHESED חֶסֶד f & m Jewish
Means "mercy" in Hebrew.
DALIA (3) דַּלְיָה f Jewish
Means "branch" in Hebrew.
DALYA דַּלְיָה f Jewish
Variant transcription of DALIA (3)
DANYA דַנְיָה f Jewish
Feminine form of DAN (1)
DARA (2) f Jewish
Perhaps means "wisdom" or "compassion" in Hebrew.
DASSAH f Jewish
Short form of HADASSAH
DEBORAH דְבוֹרָה f English, Jewish, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]
DERORIT דְרוֹרִית f Jewish
Feminine form of DEROR
DEVORAH דְבוֹרָה f Jewish
Hebrew form of DEBORAH
DIKLA דִקְלָה m & f Jewish
Variant transcription of DIKLAH
DIKLAH דִקְלָה m & f Biblical, Jewish
Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more]
DOR דוֹר m & f Jewish
Means "generation" in Hebrew.
DORIT (1) דוֹרִית f Jewish
Strictly feminine variant of DOR
DRORIT דְרוֹרִית f Jewish
Variant transcription of DERORIT
DVORAH דְבוֹרָה f Jewish
Hebrew form of DEBORAH
EFRAT אֶפְרָת f Jewish
Hebrew form of EPHRATH
EIDEL f Yiddish
Means "delicate" in Yiddish.
ELAH אֵלָה f Jewish
Means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree" in Hebrew.
ELIANA (2) אֶלִיעַנָה f Jewish
Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.
ELIORA אֱלִיאוֹרָה f Jewish
Feminine form of ELIOR
ELISHEVA אֱלִישֶׁבַע f Jewish
Hebrew form of ELIZABETH
ELKE (2) f Jewish
Feminine form of ELKANAH
ESTEE f Jewish
Diminutive of ESTHER... [more]
ESTHER אֶסְתֵר f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]
FAIGA f Yiddish
Variant of FAIGEL
FAIGEL f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish פֵײגֶל (feigel) meaning "bird".
FEIGE f Yiddish
Variant of FAIGEL
FREYDE f Yiddish
Means "joy" in Yiddish.
FRUMA f Yiddish
Means "pious" in Yiddish.
GAL גַל f & m Jewish
Means "wave" in Hebrew.
GALIA גַלְיָה f Jewish
Variant of GAL
GALIT גַלִית f Jewish
Variant of GAL
GILAH גִילָה f Jewish
Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew.
GITTEL f Yiddish
Means "good" in Yiddish.
GLUKE f Yiddish
Means "good luck" in Yiddish.
GLUKEL f Yiddish
Diminutive of GLUKE
GOLDA f Yiddish
Means "gold" in Yiddish.
GOLDIE (2) f Jewish
Variant of GOLDA
HADAR הָדָר f & m Jewish
Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.
HADAS הֲדַס f Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.
HADASSAH הֲדַסָּה f Biblical, Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew... [more]
HANNAH f English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace"... [more]
HAVA חַוָה f Jewish
Modern Hebrew form of EVE
HED הֵד m & f Jewish
Means "echo" in Hebrew.
HENA f Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH
HENDA f Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH
HENDEL f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of HANNAH
HENE f Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH
HENYE f Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH
HERUT חֵרוּת f Jewish
Means "freedom" in Hebrew.
HODE f Yiddish
Yiddish form of HADASSAH
HODEL f Yiddish
Diminutive of HODE
HUDES f Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDITH
IDRIYA אִדְרִיָה f Jewish
Means "duck" in Hebrew.
ILANA אִילָנָה f Jewish
Feminine form of ILAN
ILANIT אִילָנִית f Jewish
Feminine form of ILAN
INBAL עִנְבָל f Jewish
Means "tongue of a bell" in Hebrew.
IRIT עִירִית f Jewish
Means "asphodel" in Hebrew. The asphodel is a type of flower.
JAEL f Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name יָעֵל (Ya'el) meaning "mountain goat"... [more]
JAFFE יָפֶה m & f Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFE
JUDITH f English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel... [more]
KAILA f Yiddish
Yiddish form of KELILA
KAYLA (2) f Yiddish
Variant transcription of KAILA
KELILA כְּלִילָה f Jewish
Means "crown of laurel" in Hebrew.
KEREN קֶרֶן f Jewish
Means "horn" or "ray of light" in Hebrew.
KESHET קֶשֶׁת m & f Jewish
Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.
KREINDEL f Yiddish
Diminutive of KREINE
KREINE f Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.
LEAH f English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary"... [more]
LEEBA f Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.
LIAT לִיאַת f Jewish
Means "you are mine" in Hebrew.
LIOR לִיאוֹר m & f Jewish
Means "my light" in Hebrew.
LIORA לִיאוֹרָה f Jewish
Strictly feminine form of LIOR
LIORIT לִיאוֹרִית f Jewish
Strictly feminine form of LIOR
LIRON לִירוֹן m & f Jewish
Means "my song" or "my joy" in Hebrew.
LIVNA לִבְנָה f Jewish
Means "white" in Hebrew.
LIVNAT לִבְנַת f Jewish
Variant of LIVNA
MAAYAN מַעֲיָן f Jewish
Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.
MALKA מַלְכָּה f Jewish
Means "queen" in Hebrew.
MARGALIT מַרְגָלִית f Jewish
Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαριτης (margarites).
MARGALITA מַרְגָלִיתָה f Jewish
Variant of MARGALIT
MARGANITA מַרְגָנִיתָה f Jewish
From the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.
MARNI f Jewish
Means "rejoice" in Hebrew.
MARNIE (2) f Jewish
Variant of MARNI
MAYA (3) מַיָּה f Jewish
Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) "water".
MAYTAL מֵיטַל f Jewish
Variant transcription of MEITAL
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