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Jewish Unisex Names

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

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

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

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]

AVIYA   אֲבִיָה   m & f   Jewish
Hebrew form of ABIJAH

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

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.

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

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

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

JAFFE   יָפֶה   m & f   Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFE

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

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

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

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

NOGA   נֹגַה   f & m   Jewish
Variant transcription of NOGAH

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

OFRA   עָפְרָה   f & m   Jewish
Variant transcription of OPHRAH

OPHRAH   עָפְרָה   m & f   Biblical, Jewish
Means "fawn" in Hebrew... [more]

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

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

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

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

SHAHAR   שַׁחַר   f & m   Jewish
Variant transcription of SHACHAR

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

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

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

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

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

YAFFE   יָפֶה   m & f   Jewish
Variant transcription of YAFE

YARDEN   יַרְדֵן   m & f   Jewish
Hebrew form of JORDAN

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

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

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