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

LIEBER   m   Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

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

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

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

MAOR   מָאוֹר   m   Hebrew
Means "light" in Hebrew.

MATAN   מַתָּן   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MATTAN

MATTITHYAHU   מַתִּתְיָהוּ   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MATTITYAHU

MATTITYAHU   מַתִּתְיָהוּ   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of MATTHEW

MEIR   מֵאִיר   m   Hebrew
Means "giving light" in Hebrew.

MELECH   מֶלֶך   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "king" in Hebrew... [more]

MELEK (1)   מֶלֶך   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MELECH

MENACHEM   מְנַחֵם   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MENAHEM

MENAHEM   מְנַחֵם   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "comforter" in Hebrew... [more]

MENASHE   מְנַשֶּׁה   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of MANASSEH

MENDEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MENAHEM

MESHULAM   מְשֻׁלָּם   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of MESHULLAM

MESHULLAM   מְשֻׁלָּם   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means either "paid for" or "friend" in Hebrew... [more]

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

MIKHA'EL   מִיכָאֵל   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of MICHAEL

MOISHE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of MOSES

MORDECAI   מָרְדֳּכַי   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian... [more]

MORDECHAI   מָרְדֳכַי   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of MORDECAI

MOSHE   מֹשֶׁה   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of MOSES

MOSS   m   English (Archaic), Hebrew
Medieval form of MOSES

MOTEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI

MOTKE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of MORDECAI

NADAV   נָדָב   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of NADAB

NATAN   נָתָן   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NATHAN

NIR   נִיר   m   Hebrew
Means "plowed field" in Hebrew.

NIV   נִיב   m   Hebrew
Means "speech, expression" in Aramaic.

NOACH   נוֹחַ   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NOAH (1)

NOAM   נוֹעַם   m & f   Hebrew
Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew... [more]

NOGA   נֹגַה   f & m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of NOGAH

NOGAH   נֹגַה   m & f   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew... [more]

OFER   עֹפֶר   m   Hebrew
Masculine variant of OPHRAH

OFRA   עָפְרָה   m & f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of OPHRAH... [more]

OMER   עֹמֶר   m   Hebrew
Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew.

OMRI   עָמְרִי   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "my sheaf" in Hebrew... [more]

OREN   אֹרֶן   m   Hebrew
Means "pine tree" in Hebrew.

ORI   אוֹרִי   m   Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew.

OSHER   אֹשֶׁר   m   Hebrew
Means "happiness" in Hebrew.

OVADIA   עֹבַדְיָה   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of OBADIAH

OVED   עוֹבֵד   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of OBED

OZ (2)   עוֹז   m   Hebrew
Means "strength" in Hebrew.

PINCHAS   פִּינְחָס   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of PHINEHAS

RAANAN   רַעֲנָן   m   Hebrew
Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.

RAVID   רָבִיד   m & f   Hebrew
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.

REUBEN   רְאוּבֵן   m   Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew... [more]

REUVEN   רְאוּבֵן   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of REUBEN

ROI (2)   רוֹעִי   m   Hebrew
Means "my shepherd" in Hebrew.

RON (2)   רוֹן   m & f   Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.

RONEN   רוֹנֶן   m   Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew רוֹן (ron) meaning "song, joy".

ROTEM   רוֹתֶם   m & f   Hebrew
From the name of a desert plant, possibly derived from Hebrew רְתֹם (retom) meaning "to bind".

SAGI   שָׂגִיא   m   Hebrew
Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.

SAUL   m   Biblical, Hebrew (Anglicized), Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for" or "prayed for"... [more]

SEKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of ISAAC

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

SENDER   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ALEXANDER

SHACHAR   שַׁחַר   f & m   Hebrew
Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

SHAHAR   שַׁחַר   f & m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHACHAR

SHAI   שַׁי   m   Hebrew
Means "gift" in Hebrew.

SHALOM   שָׁלוֹם   m   Hebrew
Means "peace" in Hebrew.

SHAY (2)   שַׁי   m & f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHAI

SHERAGA   שְׁרַגָא   m   Hebrew
Means "light, candle" in Aramaic.

SHIMMEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of SIMON

SHIMON   שִׁמְעוֹן   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SIMON

SHIMSHON   שִׁמְשׁוֹן   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of SAMSON

SHLOMO   שְׁלֹמֹה   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of SOLOMON

SHMUEL   שְׁמוּאֵל   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of SAMUEL

SHRAGA   שְׁרַגָא   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of SHERAGA

SIMCHA   שִׂמְחָה   f & m   Hebrew
Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.

SOL (2)   m   Hebrew
Short form of SOLOMON

SOLLY   m   Hebrew
Diminutive of SOLOMON

SROEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of ISRAEL

TAL   טַל   m & f   Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew טַל (tal) meaning "dew".

TAMIR   תָּמִיר   m   Hebrew
Means "tall" in Hebrew.

TEIVEL   m   Yiddish
Means "devil" in Yiddish.

TEVYE   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of TOBIAH

TOMER   תּוֹמֶר   m   Hebrew
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

TOVIA   m & f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of TOBIAH, also used as a feminine form.

TUVYA   טוּבִיָה   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of TOBIAH

TZAFRIR   צַפְרִיר   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of ZEPHYR

TZVI   צְבִי   m   Hebrew
Means "deer" in Hebrew.

UDI   אוּדִי   m   Hebrew
Diminutive of EHUD

URI   אוּרִי   m   Biblical, Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew... [more]

URIEL   m   Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name אוּרִיאֵל ('Uri'el) which meant "God is my light"... [more]

UZI   עֻזִי   m   Hebrew
Variant of UZZI

UZZI   עֻזִּי   m   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power" in Hebrew... [more]

UZZIEL   עֻזִּיאֵל   m   Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power is God" in Hebrew... [more]

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

WOLF   m   German, Hebrew, English (Rare)
Short form of WOLFGANG or WOLFRAM... [more]

YAAKOV   יַעֲקֹב   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JACOB

YACHIN   יָכִין   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JACHIN

YAFE   יָפֶה   m & f   Hebrew
Variant and masculine form of YAFFA

YAFFE   יָפֶה   m & f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of YAFE

YAIR   יָאִיר   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JAIR

YAKOV   יַעֲקֹב   m   Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB (or JAMES), and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.

YANIV   יָנִיב   m   Hebrew
Means "he will prosper" in Hebrew.

YANKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JACOB

YARDEN   יַרְדֵן   m & f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of JORDAN

YARON   יָרוֹן   m   Hebrew
Means "to sing" or "to shout" in Hebrew.

YECHEZKEL   יְחֶזְקֵאל   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of EZEKIEL

YEHIEL   יְחִיאֵל   m   Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEHIEL

YEHOSHUA   יְהוֹשֻׁעַ   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOSHUA

YEHUDAH   יְהוּדָה   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JUDAH

YEHUDI   יְהוּדִי   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JEHUDI

YIDEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YISHAI   יִשַׁי   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of JESSE

YISRA'EL   יִשְׂרָאֵל   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of ISRAEL

YISSAKHAR   יִשָּׂשׁכָר   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISSACHAR

YITZHAK   יִצְחָק   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ISAAC... [more]

YOAV   יוֹאָב   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOAB

YOCHANAN   יוֹחָנָן   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOHN... [more]

YOEL   יוֹאֵל   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOEL

YONAH   יוֹנָה   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JONAH

YONATAN   יוֹנָתָן   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JONATHAN

YONI   יוֹני   m   Hebrew
Diminutive of YONATAN

YORAM   יוֹרָם   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JORAM

YOSEF   יוֹסֵף   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JOSEPH

YUDEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDAH

YUSSEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of JOSEPH

YUVAL   יוּבָל   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of JUBAL

ZALMAN   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of SOLOMON

ZEEV   זְאֵב   m   Hebrew
Means "wolf" in Hebrew.

ZELIG   m   Yiddish
Variant of SELIG

ZEV   זְאֵב   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of ZEEV

ZION   צִיוֹן   m   Hebrew, Biblical
From the name of a citadel which was in the center of Jerusalem... [more]

ZIV   זִיו   m & f   Hebrew
Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew... [more]

ZOHAR   זֹהַר   m & f   Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.

ZUSMAN   m   Yiddish
Means "sweet man" in Yiddish.

ZVI   צְבִי   m   Hebrew
Variant transcription of TZVI