Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Biblical Hebrew or Hebrew or Yiddish.
gender
usage
Shamira f Hebrew
Means "guardian, protector" in Hebrew, from the root שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to watch".
Shana 2 f Yiddish
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).
Shani 1 f & m Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.
Sharon f & m English, Hebrew
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon) meaning "plain", referring to a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel. This is also the name of a flowering plant in the Bible, the rose of Sharon, a term now used to refer to several different species of flowers.... [more]
Shay 2 m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שַׁי (see Shai).
Shayna f Yiddish
From Yiddish שיין (shein) meaning "beautiful".
Shaynah f Yiddish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Yiddish שיינאַ (see Shayna).
She'era f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Sheerah.
Shelomit f & m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shelomith.
Shim'at f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shimeath.
Shir 1 f Hebrew
Means "song" in Hebrew.
Shira f Hebrew
Means "singing" in Hebrew.
Shiri f Hebrew
Means "my song" in Hebrew.
Shirli f Hebrew
Means "song for me" in Hebrew.
Shlomit f Hebrew
Means "peaceful" in Hebrew.
Shoshana f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Susanna.
Shoshanna f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Susanna.
Shprintze f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.
Shulamit f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Shulammite.
Shulamith f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew שׁוּלַמִּית (see Shulamit).
Shulammit f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Shulammite.
Sigal f Hebrew
Means "violet flower" in Hebrew.
Sigalit f Hebrew
Variant of Sigal.
Simcha f & m Hebrew
Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.
Sivan f Hebrew
From the name of the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar (occurring in late spring). It was adopted from the Babylonian calendar, derived from Akkadian simānu meaning "season, occasion".
Smadar f Hebrew
Means "blossom" in Hebrew.
Stav f & m Hebrew
Means "autumn" in Hebrew.
Suri f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Sarah.
Tahel f Hebrew
Means "you will shine" in Hebrew, from the root הָלַל (halal) meaning "to praise, to shine".
Tal m & f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew".
Tali f Hebrew
Means "my dew" in Hebrew.
Talia 1 f Hebrew
Means "dew from God" in Hebrew, from טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.
Talya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew טַלְיָה or טַלְיָא (see Talia 1).
Tam 2 m & f Hebrew
Means "honest, innocent" in Hebrew.
Tamar f Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.
Tehila f Hebrew
Means "praise" in Hebrew, from the root הָלַל (halal) meaning "to praise, to shine".
Tikva f Hebrew
Means "hope" in Hebrew.
Toiba f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish טויב (toib) meaning "dove".
Tom 2 m & f Hebrew
Means "the end, innocence, simplicity" from Hebrew תּוֹם (tom). It can also be an alternate transcription of תָּם (see Tam 2).
Tova 1 f Hebrew
Means "good" in Hebrew.
Tovah f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew טוֹבָה (see Tova 1).
Tovia m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Tobiah, also used as a feminine form.
Tsila f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew ציִלָּה (see Tzila).
Tzeitel f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Sarah. This is the name of Tevye's oldest daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on Sholem Aleichem's stories from the late 19th century.
Tzila f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zillah.
Tzilla f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Zillah.
Tzipora f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zipporah.
Tziporah f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִפּוֹרָה (see Tzipora).
Tzivia f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צִבְיָה (see Tzivya).
Tzofiya f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "watching" in Hebrew.
Tzufit f Hebrew
Means "sunbird" in Hebrew (referring to birds in the family Nectariniidae).
Tzvia f Hebrew
Feminine form of Tzvi.
Uria m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uriah, also used as a feminine name.
Varda f Hebrew
Variant of Vered.
Vardah f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew וַרְדָה (see Varda).
Velvela f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Velvel.
Vered f Hebrew
Means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Washti f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Vashti.
Yaara f Hebrew
Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.
Yachna f Hebrew (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Yochanan.
Yael f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jael.
Yaen f Hebrew
Means "ostrich" in Hebrew.
Yafa f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew יָפֶה (yafe) meaning "beautiful, pleasant".
Yaffa f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יָפָה (see Yafa).
Yakira f Hebrew
Means "precious" in Hebrew.
Yarden m & f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jordan.
Yardena f Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Jordan.
Yarona f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yaron.
Yasmin f Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern), Portuguese (Modern)
Means "jasmine" in Arabic and Hebrew, derived from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn). In modern times it has been used in the western world, as an Arabic-influenced variant of Jasmine.
Yedida f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jedidah.
Yente f Yiddish (Rare)
From French gentille meaning "noble, aristocratic". This is the name of a gossipy matchmaker in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by Sholem Aleichem. Due to the character, this name has also acquired the meaning "gossiper".
Yentl f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Yente.
Yeri'ot f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Jerioth.
Yiska f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Iscah.
Yona m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonah. It is a unisex name in modern Hebrew.
Yonah m & f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yona).
Yonina f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yona.
Yonit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yona.
Yudes f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish short form of Judith.
Yutke f Yiddish (Rare)
Yiddish diminutive of Judith.
Yuval m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jubal. It is used as both a masculine and feminine name in modern Hebrew.
Zahara f Hebrew
Feminine form of Zohar.
Zelda 1 f Yiddish
Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.
Zelde f Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.
Zeresh f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Meaning unknown, probably of Persian origin. In the Book of Esther in the Old Testament she is the wife of Haman the Agagite.
Zevida f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zebidah.
Zilpa f Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Spanish, Biblical French, Biblical Italian, Biblical Dutch
Biblical Hebrew form of Zilpah, as well as the form in several other languages.
Zipporah f Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tsippora), derived from צִפּוֹר (tsippor) meaning "bird". In the Old Testament this is the name of the Midianite wife of Moses. She was the daughter of the priest Jethro.
Zisel f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet".
Ziv m & f Hebrew
Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew. This was the ancient name of the second month of the Jewish calendar.
Ziva f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ziv.
Zivit f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ziv.
Zohar m & f Hebrew
Means "light, brilliance" in Hebrew.
Zusa f Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Yiddish.