40%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Yiddish Scripts הירש(Yiddish) הירשׁ(Hebrew) Meaning & History Means "deer" in Yiddish, from Old High German hiruz. This was a vernacular form of the Hebrew name Tzvi. The deer is particularly associated with the tribe of Naphtali (see Genesis 49:21). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantHershDiminutivesHerschel, Hershel, HirshelSurname DescendantsHersch, Hirsch(Jewish) Categories animals, deer
