Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the usage is Jewish; and the ending sequence is i.
gender
usage
ends with
Adi 1 עֲדִי f & m Hebrew
Means "jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.
Ami 4 עַמִי m Hebrew
Means "my people" or "my nation" in Hebrew.
Amichai עַמִיחַי m Hebrew
Means "my people are alive" in Hebrew.
Amitai אֲמִתַּי m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Amittai.
Ari 1 אֲרִי m Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew.
Avi אֲבִי m Hebrew
Means "my father" in Hebrew. It is also a diminutive of Avraham or Aviram.
Avishai אֲבִישַׁי m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abishai.
Dori דּוֹרִי m Hebrew
Means "my generation" in Hebrew.
Eli 1 עֵלִי m English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "ascension" in Hebrew, a derivative of עָלָה (ʿala) meaning "to ascend". In the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament he is a high priest of the Israelites. He took the young Samuel into his service and gave him guidance when God spoke to him. Because of the misdeeds of his sons, Eli and his descendants were cursed to die before reaching old age.... [more]
Eli 2 אֵלִי m Hebrew
Means "my God" in Hebrew.
Esti 2 אסְתי f Hebrew
Diminutive of Esther.
Gai גַּיְא m Hebrew
Means "valley, ravine" in Hebrew.
Gali גַּלִי f Hebrew
Means "my wave" in Hebrew.
Gili גִּילִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" in Hebrew.
Ilai עִילַי m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly from the Hebrew root עָלָה (ʿala) meaning "to ascend". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of King David's mighty men.
Imri אִמְרִי m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "eloquent" in Hebrew. This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to two minor characters.
Itai 1 אִתַּי, אִיתַי m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Ittai.
Lavi לָבִיא m Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew.
Levi לֵוִי m Hebrew, English, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Possibly means "joined, attached" in Hebrew. As told in the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites, known as the Levites. This was the tribe that formed the priestly class of the Israelites. The brothers Moses and Aaron were members. This name also occurs in the New Testament, where it is borne by a son of Alphaeus. He might be the same person as the apostle Matthew.... [more]
Li 2 לִי f & m Hebrew
Means "to me" in Hebrew.
Libi לִיבִּי f Hebrew
Means "my heart" in Hebrew.
Lihi לִיהִי, לִיהִיא f Hebrew
Means "she is mine" in Hebrew.
Malachi מַלְאָכִי m Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.
Miri מירי f Hebrew
Hebrew diminutive of Miriam.
Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַי m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor Haman.
Mordechai מָרְדֳּכַי m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי or מָרְדְּכַי (see Mordecai).
Moti 2 מוטי m Hebrew
Diminutive of Mordecai.
Naftali נַפְתָלִי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Naphtali.
Naomi 1 נָעֳמִי f English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", a derivative of נָעַם (naʿam) meaning "to be pleasant". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. After the death of her husband and sons, she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. There she declared that her name should be Mara because of her misfortune (see Ruth 1:20).... [more]
Nili נִילִי f Hebrew
Acronym of the phrase נצח ישׂראל לא ישׁקר (Netzach Yisrael Lo Yishaker) meaning "the eternity of Israel will not lie". This phrase appears in the Old Testament in 1 Samuel 15:29. It was used as the name of a Jewish spy network in Palestine during World War I.
Ofri עֹפְרִי, עוֹפְרִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my fawn" in Hebrew.
Omri עָמְרִי m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language), from the root עָמַר (ʿamar) meaning "to bind". This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the Old Testament, where he is denounced as being wicked.
Ori אוֹרִי m & f Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew.
Orli אוֹרְלִי f Hebrew
Means "light for me" in Hebrew.
Rani 2 רָנִּי m & f Hebrew
From Hebrew רַן (ran) meaning "to sing".
Roi 2 רוֹעִי m Hebrew
Means "my shepherd" in Hebrew.
Romi רוֹמִי f Hebrew
Means "my height, my exaltation" in Hebrew.
Roni 1 רוֹנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.
Sagi שָׂגִיא m Hebrew
Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.
Shai שַׁי m & f Hebrew
Either from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or else a Hebrew diminutive of Isaiah.
Shani 1 שָׁנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.
Shiri שׁירי f Hebrew
Means "my song" in Hebrew.
Shirli שִׁירְלִי f Hebrew
Means "song for me" in Hebrew.
Suri שרה f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Sarah.
Tali טַלִי f Hebrew
Means "my dew" in Hebrew.
Tzvi צְבִי m Hebrew
Means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Naphtali (see Genesis 49:21).
Udi אוּדִי m Hebrew
Diminutive of Ehud.
Uri אוּרִי m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew, a possessive form of אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light". This is the name of the father of Bezalel in the Old Testament.
Uzi עוּזִי m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uzzi.
Yehudi יְהוּדִי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jehudi.
Yishai יִשַׁי m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jesse.
Yoni יוֹני m Hebrew
Diminutive of Yonatan.
Zvi צְבִי m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew צְבִי (see Tzvi).