The names listed here are commonly used by Jews. For more specific lists, see Hebrew names and Yiddish names. See also about Jewish names.

ADARA   אַדָרָה   f   Hebrew
Means "noble" in Hebrew.

ADENA   f   Hebrew
Possibly a variant of ADINA

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

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

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

AHAVA   אַהֲבָה   f   Hebrew
Means "love" in Hebrew.

AHUVA   אֲהוּבָה   f   Hebrew
Means "beloved" in Hebrew.

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

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

ALIZA   עַלִיזָה   f   Hebrew
Means "joyful" in Hebrew.

ALONA   אַלוֹנָה   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ALON

ALTE   f   Yiddish
Feminine form of ALTER

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

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

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

ATARA   עֲטָרָה   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ATARAH

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

AVIA   f   Hebrew
Variant of AVIYA

AVIGAIL   אֲבִיגַיִל   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIGAIL

AVISHAG   אֲבִישַׁג   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABISHAG

AVIVA   אֲבִיבָה   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of AVIV

AVIYA   אֲבִיָה   m & f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABIJAH

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

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

AYLA (1)   אֵלָה   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ELAH

BAILA   f   Yiddish
Means "white" in Yiddish.

BASHE   בַּאשֶׁע   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of BATYAH

BASIA (2)   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of BATYAH

BASYA   f   Hebrew
Diminutive of BATYAH

BATEL   בַּת־אֵל   f   Hebrew
Means "daughter of God" in Hebrew.

BATYA   בַּתְיָה   f   Hebrew
Hebrew variant of BITHIAH

BATYAH   בַּתְיָה   f   Hebrew
Hebrew variant of BITHIAH

BERACHA   בְּרָכָה   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of BRACHA

BEYLKE   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of BAILA

BLUMA   f   Yiddish
Means "flower" in Yiddish.

BOSMAT   בָּשְׂמַת   f   Hebrew
Hebrew variant of BASEMATH

BRACHA   בְּרָכָה   f   Hebrew
Means "blessing" in Hebrew.

BREINDEL   f   Yiddish
Means "brunette" in Yiddish.

CHANAH   חַנָה   f   Hebrew
Variant of CHANNAH

CHANNAH   חַנָּה   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of HANNAH

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

CHAVA   חַוָה   f   Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of EVE

CHAYA   חַיָה   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of CHAYYIM

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

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

DALYA   דַּלְיָה   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DALIA (3)

DANYA   דַּנְיָה   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

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

DERORIT   דְּרוֹרִית   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of DEROR

DEVORAH   דְּבוֹרָה   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of DEBORAH

DIKLA   דִּקְלָה   m & f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DIKLAH

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

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

DORIT (1)   דּוֹרִית   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of DOR

DRORIT   דְּרוֹרִית   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of DERORIT

DVORAH   דְּבוֹרָה   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of DEBORAH

EFRAT   אֶפְרָת   f   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of EPHRATH

EIDEL   f   Yiddish
Means "delicate" in Yiddish.

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

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

ELIORA   אֱלִיאוֹרָה   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ELIOR

ELISHEVA   אֱלִישֶׁבַע   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ELIZABETH

ELKE (2)   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ELKANAH

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

ESTHER   אֶסְתֵר   f   English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Hebrew (Anglicized), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
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 transcription of FAIGA

FREYDE   f   Yiddish
Means "joy" in Yiddish.

FRUMA   f   Yiddish
Means "pious" in Yiddish.

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

GALIA   גַּלְיָה   f   Hebrew
Variant of GAL

GALIT   גַּלִית   f   Hebrew
Variant of GAL

GILAH   גִּילָה   f   Hebrew
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   Hebrew
Variant of GOLDA

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

HADAS   הֲדַס   f   Hebrew
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

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

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

HAVA   חַוָה   f   Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of EVE

HED   הֵד   m & f   Hebrew
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   Hebrew
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   Hebrew
Means "duck" in Hebrew.

ILANA   אִילָנָה   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ILAN

ILANIT   אִילָנִית   f   Hebrew
Feminine form of ILAN

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

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

JAFFE   יָפֶה   m & f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of YAFE

JUDITH   f   English, Hebrew (Anglicized), 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   Hebrew
Means "crown of laurel" in Hebrew.

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

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

KREINDEL   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of KREINE

KREINE   f   Yiddish
Means "crown" in Yiddish.

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]

LEEBA   f   Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

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

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

LIORA   לִיאוֹרָה   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of LIOR

LIORIT   לִיאוֹרִית   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of LIOR

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

LIVNA   לִבְנָה   f   Hebrew
Means "white" in Hebrew.

LIVNAT   לִבְנַת   f   Hebrew
Variant of LIVNA

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

MALKA   מַלְכָּה   f   Hebrew
Means "queen" in Hebrew.

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

MARGALITA   מַרְגָלִיתָה   f   Hebrew
Variant of MARGALIT

MARGANITA   מַרְגָנִיתָה   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

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

MAYTAL   מֵיטַל   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MEITAL