indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
Scripts הֵרצְל, הערצל(Hebrew, Yiddish)
Other Forms FormsHertzl, Hirtzl
Meaning & History
Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.