This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Hebrew; and the pattern is *r.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abir אביר m HebrewMeans "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare
Adir), derived from the root of אבר
(ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf... [
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Adar אדר f & m HebrewVariant of
Adara ("noble, exalted, praised"). Adar features in the Jewish calendar as the name of the twelfth month of the biblical year and the sixth month of the civil year, when Purim is celebrated ('thus girls born during this period often bear the name
Adara').
Avior אביאור m & f Hebrew (Modern)Combination of the names
Avi and
Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.
Avir m HebrewPossibly a variant of Amir, meaning treetop.
Bar בַּר m & f HebrewMeans "son" or "grain, cereal" in Hebrew.
Dvir דביר m HebrewThe Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.
Elazer m HebrewThe name Elazer is boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has helped".
Eldar אלדר m & f HebrewMost sources state that this name means "God resides" in Hebrew. This could be correct, as the first element is indeed clearly derived from Hebrew
el meaning "God". However, I can't find any Hebrew verb that means "to reside" and looks physically similar to the second element... [
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Elinor אלינור f HebrewA combination of the elements
Eli "My god" אלי and
Nor נור "Light", it is also a Hebrew version of the name
Eleanor .
Elyezer m Jewish, HebrewMeans "My God is help" In the Old Testament this was the name of Abraham and one of the sons of moses (See Exodus 18:4 for an explanation of the significance of the name)
Gur גּוּר m HebrewMeans "cub" or "puppy" in Hebrew.
Iyar אייר f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Iyar is the eighth month in the jewish calendar. The name was brought from the Babylonian exile and originates from the Akkadian word for "light". His name is in the Bible "Yerach Ziv", means "bright moon"... [
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Kimor קימאור f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of
Kim (קים in Hebrew) and
Or (אור in Hebrew). A known bearer is the Israeli actress Kim Or Azulay (2002-).
Kinar כינר m & f Hebrew (Modern)It may come from the Hebrew word כינור (kinor) means "violin" in Hebrew.
Lidar לידר f & m HebrewCombination of the name
Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name
Dar means "(mother of) pearl" / "nacre".
Lidor לידור m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Li 2 and
Dor means "my generation" in Hebrew.
Linor לינור f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of
Li 2 and
Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.
Lir ליר f & m HebrewPopular name in Israel, or a diminutive for names like
Liron ,
Liram ,
Liran and more names starting with "Lir"
Nazir נָזִיר m HebrewMeans "prince, ruler, as consecrated, separate, an unpruned vine, undressed vine".
Nofar נופר f HebrewIt comes from the name of an aquatic plant (nuphar). Used in Israel.
Nuphar נופר f HebrewNuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
Ozer עוזר m HebrewFrom the Hebrew word for "helper" or "strength".
Perachbar פרח-בר f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Combination of the names
Perach and
Bar which together creates the meaning of "wildflower", this is the full name of the Israeli actress Bar Miniely (born 2001)
Saphir ספיר m Arabic (Modern, Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)... [
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Snir שניר m & f Hebrew (Rare)The Hasbani River, also known as Snir Stream (Hebrew: נחל שניר / Nahal Snir), is the major tributary of the
Jordan River... [
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Tair תאיר f HebrewMeans "(she) will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to
Yair.
Timor תימור, טימור m & f HebrewMeans "palm branches" in Hebrew.
Tor תוֹר m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [
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Yahelor יָהֵלאוֹר m & f HebrewMeans “to make a halo of light” in Hebrew. From a combination of
Yahel and
Or.