Yiddish Submitted Names

These names are used by Yiddish-speaking Jews. See also about Jewish names.
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Abiri m Jewish, Yiddish
Means "my hero" or "my strength" in Hebrew.
Adel עָדאֶלְ f Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "an eternity with God" in Hebrew, from עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity" and אֵל (ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the supreme God of Israel".... [more]
Aidel f Yiddish
Means "cultured, refined, delicate" in Yiddish.
Ajdla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Edla.
Amalya עָמָליָהּ f Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "labour of Yahweh" in Hebrew. This name could also be used as a Yiddish feminine form of Amal 2.
Amele f Yiddish
Possibly a form of Amalya.
Amschel m Yiddish
Variant of Amshel. This name was borne by several members of the famous Rothschild family, the most notable being Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812).
Amshel m Yiddish
Variant form of Anshel. It should be noted that there are also sources that claim that it is derived from Hebrew amsel or amzal meaning "thrush".
Anderll m Yiddish
Variation of Anderlin.
Anschel m Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Anshel.
Asnat אָסְנַת f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of 'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'
Avigal f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.
Avigali f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigal.
Avrom m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Abraham.
Badana f Yiddish
Variant of Bodhana.
Badanna באַדאַנע f Yiddish
This is a Yiddish form of Theodora.
Baer m Yiddish
Variant of Ber.
Bailem m English, Hebrew, Yiddish
means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to Bailey.
Bascha f Yiddish
Variant of Basha.
Basel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.
Basha f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.
Batka f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.
Bayla ביילא f Yiddish
Variant of Baila.
Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.
Beila f Judeo-French, Yiddish
Yiddish and Judeo-French equivalent of Bella.
Beile f Yiddish
Variant of Beila.
Beille f Yiddish, Jewish
French-Yiddish form of Baila and/or Beila.
Bela f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Yiddish variant of Bella and Beila and Judeo-French variant of Bele.
Belka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Beila and its variants.
Bendit m Jewish, Yiddish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Yiddish form of Benedikt. This was generally used as a secular form of Baruch. (See also Seligmann)
Berel m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Ber.
Beril m Yiddish
Variant of Berel.
Bermann m Yiddish
Diminutive of Ber.
Berte f Jewish, Yiddish
Means "knoll" in Yiddish. It is also considered the Yiddish form of the name Bertha.
Berura מוחלט f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "pure" in Hebrew.
Bescha f Yiddish
Variant of Bascha.
Besselyn f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Basel (via its variant Besel). It was recorded in 14th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Betja f Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a German-Yiddish variant of Bithiah.
Bielke f Yiddish
Variant of Beylke. Jerry Bock used this for the name of Tevye's fifth daughter in his musical 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1964).
Bina בינה f Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish name derived from bin(e) "bee", which was originally used as a translation of the Hebrew name Deborah, though it has since become associated with modern Hebrew bina "understanding".... [more]
Binyomin ביניאָמינ, ביניומין m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Benjamin.
Blima f Yiddish
Variant of Bluma.
Blimy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Blima.
Bloemina f Yiddish
Dutch-Yiddish diminutive of Bluma.
Bloemke f Yiddish
Dutch-Yiddish diminutive of Bluma.
Blondine f Literature, Folklore, Haitian Creole, Yiddish
From a diminutive of French blonde meaning "fair-haired". This is the name of two characters in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tales: Belle-Etoile's mother in Princess Belle-Etoile (whose sisters are named Roussette and Brunette) and a minor character in The Imp Prince... [more]
Blume f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Bluma. The name coincides with German Blume "flower".
Blümle f Yiddish
German-Yiddish diminutive of Bluma.
Bobe f Yiddish
Means "grandmother" in Yiddish. This is the feminine equivalent of Zeyde.
Bodhana f Jewish, Yiddish
Bodhana is a Yiddish name, made from the combined elements of BOD (the Ukranian word meaning G-d) and HAN (from the Hebrew, meaning gracious).... [more]
Borisch m Yiddish (Archaic)
Yiddish form of Baruch.
Boruch m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Baruch.
Boruchel m Yiddish
Combination of Baruch and Israel and variants alike, meaning Bless Israel. Common nickname upon Jews with these two names.
Brancha f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Breindel.
Brandel בראנדל f Yiddish
Means "little flame" in Yiddish.
Bräune f Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Bräunle.
Bräunle f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Late medieval Yiddish name derived from German braun "brown" and Bräune "brownness", it is a cognate of Breindel. This name was recorded in early 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Breindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Breindel.
Breine f Yiddish
Variant of Breinle.
Breinle f Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Breindel (see also Bräunle).
Briendel m Yiddish
Means "blessed".
Bronnelin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Bräunle. It was recorded in early 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Brucha f Yiddish
Variant of Bracha.
Bruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Brucha and Bracha.
Bryna ברײַנא f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".
Buna f Yiddish
From French meaning "good".
Bune בון m Yiddish, Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Short form of Bunem and masculine form of Buena.
Bunem m Yiddish
Likely derived from French bon homme "good man".
Buntzia בונציה f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona
Calman m Yiddish
Variant of Kalman.
Ceita צייטא f Yiddish
Variant of Tzeitel.
Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.
Cessia f Yiddish
Variant of Cesia.
Chaba f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of Chava.
Chaje f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chaya.
Chanina חַנִינָא f & m Hebrew, Yiddish
Chanina has the same meaning of the name Hannah, from ancient Hebrew through out medieval Yiddish meaning “Gracious, god is gracious.
Chany f Yiddish
Diminutive of Channah.
Charne f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.
Charnke f Yiddish
Diminutive of Charna.
Chasya f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chasye f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Chasiah.
Chavala f Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava. Chavaleh is a song in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, sung by Tevye about his daughter Chava.
Chavele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.
Chaveleh f Hebrew, Yiddish
Name of Hebrew and Yiddish origin. In musical Fiddler On The Roof, used as alternative name for Chava. Meaning of Chava is "life" so Chaveleh must have a similar meaning.
Chavy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chava.
Cheiche f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje.
Cheile f Yiddish
Diminutive of Chaje and variant of Cheiche.
Chemia m Yiddish
Diminutive of Nechemyah.
Cherna f Yiddish
Variant of Charna.
Chiel m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Jechiel.
Chiela f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Chiel.
Chuzche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Cisa f Yiddish
Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Coussiel m Yiddish (Archaic), Judeo-French
Archaic French-Yiddish and Judeo-French form of Kusel.
Creine f Yiddish
Variant transcription of Kreine (which may be a Yiddish form of Keren).
Curtel f Yiddish
Polish spelling of Tzurtel
Cwetla צוועטל f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Tsvetle.
Cypa f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish short form of Cypojra.
Cypojra f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Tziporah.
Cywia צביה f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish version of Zivia. A notable bearer was Cywia Lubetkin who was a Warsaw Ghetto underground leader.
Czarna f Yiddish (Rare)
a Polonized spelling of Charna
Davrusha f Yiddish
Allegedly a Yiddish form of Deborah.
Derozha f Yiddish
A Yiddish name taken from the Slavic, meaning 'my dear little one'.
Devoyre f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Deborah.
Dine f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Dinah.
Dinorella f Yiddish
Elaborated form of Dinora.
Doba f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Probably a Yiddish short form of Dvorah influenced by Slavic dobro, "good".... [more]
Dobe f Yiddish
Derived from Slovak-Yiddish dobre "good".
Dobra f Bulgarian, Medieval Polish, Yiddish
Derived from the Slavic element dobru "good".... [more]
Dova f Yiddish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Dov.
Dover דובער m Hebrew, Yiddish
Combination of the Hebrew name Dov (דוב) and the Yiddish name Ber (בער).
Dovi m Hebrew, Yiddish
Diminutive of Dovid.
Dreisel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Drusilla.
Dreyze f Yiddish
Yiddish feminine name, probably derived from the German name Theresia. Alternatively it may be a Yiddish form of Slavic Derozha, Drozha.
Dube f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Medieval variant of Taube, recorded in 15th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Dürz f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Medieval German-Yiddish form of Tirzah. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Dwojra f Yiddish (Polonized)
Allegedly a Polish form of Dvora.
Dycha דײַכע f Yiddish
This is a Yiddish version of the name Judith.
Edel איידל f Yiddish
A Judeo-German spelling of Eidel
Edla f Yiddish
A contracted form of the Yiddish Edel "noble."
Efroim m Yiddish
Yiddish for Ephraim.... [more]
Efrojm m Yiddish
Variant of Efroim.
Eisig m Yiddish
Variant of Eisek.
Eisik m Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Isaac.
Eismann m Yiddish
Diminutive of Eisik.
Elie m Jewish, Yiddish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Eliezer or Elijah. A famous bearer is Elie Wiesel, Jewish rights activist.
Elkah f Yiddish
Elkah in hebrew translates to Elisheva.... [more]
Elye עליע m Yiddish
Variant of Elie.
Endla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name related to Yentl, found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.
Entla f Polish, Yiddish
Eastern Yiddish form of Jentl.
Enye עניע f Yiddish
Means "grace" in Yiddish.
Etil f Yiddish
A Yiddish girls' name, related to the Germanic element adal meaning "Noble"
Etke f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Esther.
Faigy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Faiga or Faigel.
Faitel פיטל, פייטל m Yiddish
Derived from the Latin name Vitalis, meaning "full of life". It came into use in Eastern Europe at the beginning of the 16th century.
Fania f Medieval Italian, Italian, Yiddish
Italian short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania and Yiddish variant of Fanya.
Fanya פאַניע f Yiddish
From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.
Faugel f Yiddish
Either a variant of Faigel or a younger form of Vogel.
Feibesch m Yiddish (Archaic)
German-Yiddish variant of Feibush.
Feiga f Yiddish
Variant of Faiga.
Feigel f Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Faigel.
Feigle f Yiddish
Diminutive of Feige.
Feijel m Yiddish
Russian-Yiddish form of Feyel.
Feitel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish amuletic name, from Italian "vitale". Yiddish form of Judeo-Spanish name Vita.... [more]
Feyel m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Fischel m Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Fishel.
Fradel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Frady f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Fraida f Yiddish
Variant of Freyde.
Fraidy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Freidel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Freidy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Freyde.
Freude f Yiddish
See Freyde (Yiddish for “joy”). ... [more]
Freyda f Yiddish
Variant of Freyde.
Friedel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German, Yiddish
Dutch, Flemish and German short form of Fridolin and its feminine forms Fridolina and Fridoline.... [more]
Frima f Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Fruma.
Frimcha f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frimet f Yiddish
Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name related to Frima, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Frimetta f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Frima.
Frimmy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frimy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Froim m Yiddish
Variant of Efroim.
Frommet f Yiddish
Variant of Frumet and Fromut. Alternately, this Yiddish name is derived from old provincial French, and refers to "a species of grape".
Fromut f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Late medieval variant of Frumet, possibly influenced by the German word Frohmut (compare Frohmut)... [more]
Frumet f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma (see also Frimet).
Frumi f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frumie f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frumit f Yiddish
Diminutive of Fruma.
Frumka f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Fruma. A known bearer of this name was the Polish resistance fighter Frumka Płotnicka (1914-1943).
Gadol m Yiddish
Yiddish for Gedaliah
Gamliel m Yiddish
Variant of Gamaliel.
Gavrela f Yiddish
Yiddish feminine form of Gabriel.
Geilchen f Yiddish
Probably a diminutive of Abigail.... [more]
Gena f Yiddish
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Gesza f Polish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish and Polish form of Gesche
Gite f Yiddish
Younger form of Gute (see also the diminutive forms Gitl and Gittel).
Gitel f Yiddish
Variant of Gittel.
Gitela f Yiddish
Form of Gitel, probably influenced by Gisela.
Gitella f Yiddish
Variant of Gitela.
Gitla f Yiddish
Variation of Gitel.
Gitshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Gittel.
Glike f Yiddish
Variant of Glika.
Glikel גליקל f Yiddish
A variant of Glukel
Glück f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Gnendel גנענדל f Yiddish
Diminutive of Gneshe.
Gneshe גנעשע f Yiddish
Derived from Polish Agnieszka.
Golde גאָלדע f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Variant of Golda.
Goldina f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.
Goldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Golda.
Grunnah f Yiddish
Derived from German grün meaning "green".
Gudela f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Guthela. It was recorded in Frankfurt, Germany in the 1300s.
Gute f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
Derived from German gut "good".
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute.
Gutle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute. A notable bearer was Gutle Schnapper Rothschild (1753-1849), the wife of Mayer Amschel Rothschild and ancestress of the Rothschild family.
Gutlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute and Guta, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Gutta f Yiddish
Variant of Guta.
Hadass f Yiddish
Variant of Hadassah, used in the 1983 film, 'Yentl'.
Hadasse f Yiddish (?), Jewish
German variant of Hadassah.
Haym m Hebrew, Yiddish
Variant of Chayyim.
Henach m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Enoch.
Henchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Hannah.
Hendla f Yiddish
Variant of Hendel.
Hentshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Henda.
Herschell m Yiddish
German Yiddish variant of Hershel.
Hersz m Yiddish, Jewish
(Polish?) Yiddish variant of Hersh.
Herszek m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish influenced name, see Hersz.
Herszka m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish influenced name, see Hersz.
Herz m Yiddish
This name was apparently used as a secular form of Naphtali.
Herzl הֵרצְל, הערצל m Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
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.
Hessa f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Hentshe.
Hessy f Yiddish
Hessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Heynekh העניך m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Enoch.
Hind הינד m Yiddish
Hinda f Yiddish, Jewish
Means "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind". A common nickname is Hindy or Hindie.
Hindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Hinda.
Hirsch m Yiddish
German-Yiddish variant of Hersh, which was originally used to translate Tzvi.... [more]
Icek m Yiddish (Russified)
Russified Yiddish form of Isaac.
Itella f Yiddish
(Polish?) Yiddish elaboration of Itta (via its variant Ita), found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Itta f Jewish, Yiddish
Ashkenazic pet form of Yehudit. Also variant spelling of Ita.
Itzik איציק m Hebrew (Modern), Yiddish
Diminutive of Itzhak.
Izrael m Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish form of Israel.
Izraela יזראַעלאַ f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Tat, Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Israela.
Jachent f Yiddish
Variant of Jachet. This name was recorded in France and Germany in the 13th-century.
Jachet f Yiddish
(German) Yiddish variant of Yachet.
Jacheta f Polish, Yiddish
Polonized form of Jachet, used mainly among Polish-Jews
Jankiel m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish spelling of Yankel.
Jayzl m & f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Joseph and Josephine.
Jenta f Yiddish
Polish and German Yiddish variant of Yente.
Jente f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Yente.
Jentha f Yiddish
Variant of Jenta.
Jiske f Jewish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish variant of Jiska.
Jiszka יִסְכָּה f Yiddish
Hungarian-Yiddish form of Yiskah.
Jittel f Yiddish
Possibly a variant of Gittel.
Jizchak m Yiddish
German and Polish rendering of Yitzhak.
Jochwet f Polish, Jewish, Yiddish
Polish and Yiddish form of Jochebed.
Judis f Yiddish
Variant of Judys.