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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Yiddish; and the pattern is *m*.
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Amalye f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant 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".
Avrohom אַבְרָהָם m Yiddish
Yiddish pronunciation of Abraham
Avrom m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Abraham.
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.
Berman m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
A variant of Bermann typically used outside of Medieval German-speaking lands.
Binyomin ביניאָמינ, ביניומין m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Benjamin.
Blima f Yiddish
Variant of Bluma.
Blime בלומע f Yiddish
a variant of Bluma
Blimy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Blima.
Bloeme f Dutch (Rare), Yiddish (Dutchified)
As a Dutch name, it is a variant of Bloem. But as a Yiddish name, it is a transcription of Blume. A known bearer of this name was Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926-2016), a Dutch Jewish teacher, child psychologist, and author who attended school with the famous diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945).
Bloemina f Yiddish
Dutch-Yiddish diminutive of Bluma.
Bloemke f Yiddish
Diminutive of Bloeme.
Blüme f Yiddish
Variant of Blume
Blume f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Bluma. The name coincides with German Blume "flower".
Blümle f Yiddish
German-Yiddish diminutive of Bluma.
Bunem m Yiddish
Likely derived from French bon homme "good man".
Calman m Yiddish
Variant of Kalman.
Chemia m Yiddish
Diminutive of Nechemyah.
Efroim m Yiddish
Yiddish for Ephraim.... [more]
Efrojm m Yiddish
Variant of Efroim.
Eismann m Yiddish
Diminutive of Eisik.
Friedmann m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-German vernacular form of Schalom (See Shalom). Compare also the German given name Friedemann.
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).
Gamliel m Yiddish
Variant of Gamaliel.
Gutmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from the Middle High German and Yiddish name elements Gut "Good" and Mann "Man". This name was frequently used as a medieval vernacular form of Tovia
Haym m Hebrew, Yiddish
Variant of Chayyim.
Kalman m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Kalonymos or Clement.
Kalmen m Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Kalman.
Khayem m Yiddish
Variant of Chaim.
Kolman m Yiddish
Variant of Kalman.
Lemel לעמל m Yiddish
Means “little lamb” in Yiddish, often used as a vernacular form of Asher.
Lipman m Yiddish
Yiddish form of the Judeo-German name Liberman, meaning "beloved man".
Litman m Yiddish
a Yiddish form of Lipman
Maidel f Yiddish
Yiddish name and word for "young girl."
Małka מלכה f Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Malka.
Mändle m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish
Recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Manya f Yiddish (Russified)
A Jewish and Yiddish styled form of Miriam and names alike. It's similar to the Russian diminutive Manya, which is of the Russian name Mariya, which is in fact a translation of Miriam.
Maryasha f Jewish, Yiddish, Russian
Diminutive of Marya.
Masea f Yiddish
Romanian-Yiddish form of Masya.
Mati f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Mathilde, Matilda or Matel, often used among chassidim or in Israel.
Maylech m Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Elimelech.
Mazel f Yiddish
In Hebrew, the word is generally transliterated as mazal, and literally refers to a "star" or "planet in the night sky" or "zodiac constellation." It came to mean "lucky" in medieval times due to the widespread belief in astrology and that the planets and constellations can influence one's fate.
Meilech m Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish short form of Elimelech.
Melche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Possibly an archaic Yiddish form of Malka. It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Mendie מענדי m Yiddish
A pet form of Mendel
Mendy m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Mendel.
Merl f Yiddish
Diminutive of Miryam.
Merle f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Recorded in 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Michla מיכלה f Yiddish
Likely the derived from Michal 2.
Milkele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Milka.
Mina f Yiddish
Derived from Old High German minne "love".
Minah f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Mina.
Mindel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mina.
Mindla f Yiddish
Presumably a Polish Yiddish form of Mindel, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Mindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mindel.
Minman m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
a combination of the elements Minna "Love" and mann "man" meaning "loved man"
Mirel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Miriam.
Mirke f Dutch (Rare), Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Miriam. It is also the Dutch feminine form of Mirko.
Mirla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish name, presumably related to Mirele. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Moisha משה m Yiddish
Variant spelling of Moishe used by South Park character Ike Moisha Broflovski.
Mordel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Mordechai.
Mordke m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.
Mortche m Yiddish
Yiddish for Mordechai, many other forms and spelling alterations
Mortko m Yiddish
Yiddish for Mordechai
Möschel m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Moyshe, recorded in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Mosheh m Hebrew, Yiddish
Variant of Moshe.
Mosierz m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish Yiddish form of Moses.
Moszek m Jewish, Yiddish, Polish
Diminutive of Moshe.
Motl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.
Motyl m Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Mordechai.
Movcha m Russian, Yiddish
Russian or Yiddish version of Moses. This was the birth name of the painter Marc Chagal.
Musa משה f Yiddish
Possibly a feminine form of Moshe.
Mushka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Muskat. Mushka is commonly used in the Orthodox Jewish community as a feminine equivalent form for the name Moses.
Muskat f Yiddish
Derived from Old French muscade, meaning "nutmeg, an aromatic spice".
Nusim m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Nissim.
Rachmiel m Yiddish
Name used by Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazic Jews in Europe
Schlamo m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Shlomo. (See Solomon)
Schmaye m Yiddish
One of the Yiddish forms of Shemaiah.
Scholem m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Solomon.
Schönman m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
derived from Schön "beautiful" and man "man". unlike its female counterpart, Schönfrau Schönman was rarely given to boys.
Seligmann m Yiddish
a medieval variant of Selig
Selmelin m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish
Medieval variant of Solomon. It was recorded in 16th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Shaynman m Yiddish
This name was occasionally used as the male counterpart of the Yiddish Shayna among Eastern European Jews. It literally means "beautiful man" in Yiddish.
Shimona שמעונה, שימאָנאַ f Hebrew, Yiddish
Feminine form of Shimon, possibly making it the Hebrew form of Simeona, Simona, or Simone 1.
Shlema f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish
Shloyme שלמה m Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Solomon.
Shmiel m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shmuel.
Shmil m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shmuel.
Shmul m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shmuel.
Sholem m Yiddish
A variant of Shalom reflecting Yiddish pronunciation.
Sholom m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shalom.
Shulamis f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Shulamit.
Slom m Yiddish (Archaic)
One of the Yiddish forms of Solomon.
Süßmann m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Dithematic early Yiddish name formed from the Middle High German Süß meaning "Sweet" and Mann "Man"
Szlomo m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Solomon, used by Polish Jews.
Szmuel m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish form of Shmuel, used by Polish Jews.
Szmul m Yiddish
Shmuel, Samuel (his name is God).
Tema f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Tamar.
Temerla f Yiddish
(Polish?) Yiddish diminutive of Tema. Found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.
Yoselmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
an elaboration of Josel combined with the diminutive medieval German suffix mann
Zelman m Yiddish
Variant of Zalman.