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JewishNamesAndTheirMeanings

There are many Jewish names and many mentioned in the torah and prayers. These people are important and have done many things for Israel and the Jewish people...Here are a few of them...Find your name and see what it means in hebrew.

David

Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.

Hannah

From the Hebrew name Channah which meant "favour" or "grace". Hannah was the mother of Samuel the prophet in the Old Testament. The Latin version of this name is Anna.

Samuel

From the Hebrew name Shemu'el which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and later anointed David.

ABARRANE: feminine form of Abraham, meaning "father of many." Variant, Abame, exists.

ABELIA: "Sigh; breath." Variants include Abelie, Abella, and Abelle.

ABIGAIL: "Father rejoices." Variants include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, Abby, and Gail.

ABIJAH: "God is my father." Variants include Abisha, and Abishah.

ABITAL: "My father is dew." Variant, Avital, exists.

ABRAHANA: "Parent of many." Also an Arabic name meaning "example; lesson." Variants include Abame, Abarrane, and Abra.

ACIMA: Feminine form of Acim, "the Lord will judge." Variants include Acimah, Achima, and Achimah."

ADAH: "Ornamented; decorated."

ADALIA: "God is my refuge." Also an Old German name meaning "noble one." Some variants include Adal, Adalee, Adalie, Adalley, and Addala.

ADAMINA: Feminine form of Adam, "of the red earth." Some variants are Adamine, Adaminna, Addie, Mina, and Minna.

ADARA: "Fire." Also an Greek name meaning "beauty," and a Arabic name meaning "virgin." Variants, Adar and Adra, exist.

ADENA: "Decoration." Variants include Adene, Adina, and Adine.

ADIELLA: "The Lord's decoration."

ADINA: "Slender and delicate." Variants include Adeana, and Adin.

ADINAM: "Tender."

ADIRA: "Noble; powerful."

ADMINA: "of the red earth"

AFRA: "Doe; young deer." Also Arabic name meaning "color of earth." Variants include Affera, Affery, Affra, Aphra.

AFRAIMA: Arabic and Hebrew name meaning "fertile."

AHAVA: "Loved one; dearly loved." Variants include Ahave, Ahuda, and Ahuva.

AILSIE: Hebrew form of Scottish Ailsa which is either the diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning "pledge from God," or named for the island, Ailsa Craig.

AKIVA: "Protect; shelter." Variants include Akiba, Akibe, Kiba, Kibah, Kiva, Kivah, and Kivi.

ALEEZA: "Joy." Variants include Aleezah, Alieza, Aliezah, Alitza, Aliza, and Alizah.

ALISA: "Great happiness." Variants include Alisah, Alissa, Alissah, Aliza, Allisa, Allisah, Allissa, Allissah, Allysa, Allysah, Alyssa, Alyssah.

ALONA: "strong as an oak." Variants include Allona, Allonia, and Alonia.

ALUMA: "girl." Variant Alumit exists.

AMARISA: "given by God." Variants include Amariah, Amaris, Amarise, and Amarissa.

ANAMARI: "grace, bitter." Variants include Anamarie, and Annamarie.

ANAT: "a singer." Variants include Anata, Anate, and Anatie.

ANE: "prayer." Variants include Anny, and Ayn.

ANNA: "grace." Variants include Ana, Anais, Ance, Aneta, Anetta, Anica, Anichka, Anita, Anitra, Anka, Anku, Anne, Annette, Annora, Annorah, Annze, Anora, Antje, Anyuta, Asenka, Asenke, and Asya.

ANALISE: "grace, devoted to God." Variants include Annaliese, Annalisa, and Anneliese.

ANIKI: "grace." Variants include Anika, Aniko, Annikka, Annikke, and Annikki.

ANNOT: "light"

AOIFE: "life"

ARAMINTA: "lofty." Variant Araminte exists.

ARIDATHA: "flowering field." Variant Ardath exists.

ARIELLE: "lioness of God." Variants include Ariel, Ariela, Ariellel, and Athaleyah.

ASHIRA: "wealthy"

ATARA: "crowned." Variants include Atarah, and Ateret.

ATHALIA: "God is great." Variants include Atalia, Atalie, and Athalie.

ATIRA: "pray." Variant Atera exists.

AVERA: "transgresses"

AVIVI: "innocent." Variants include Aviva, and Avivit.

AXELLE: "peace." Variant Axella exists.

AYA: "bird." Variant Aiya exists.

AYALAH: " behind." Variant Ailat exists.

AZIEL: "flower." Variants include Azalea, Azelia, and Azelie.

AZIZA: meaning unknown

BATHSHEBA: "oath." Variant Bethsheba exists.

BATTZION: "daughter of Zion." Variant Battseeyon exists.

BATYA: "daughter of God." Variant Bitya exists.

BEATHAG: "to serve God"

BECKY: "captivating"

BERURIAH: "selected by God"

BETHEL: "house of God." Variant Betheli exists.

BETHSAIDA: "merciful." Variant Bethseda exists.

BETTE: "devoted to God." Variants include Bella, Betje, Betsy, Betti, Bettina, Bettine, Betty, and Bozi.

BEULAH: "to marry." Variant Beula exists.

BRACHAH: "blessed"

CARMELLA: "garden; vineyard." Variants include Carmel, Carmela, Carmelina, and Carmeline.

CARMEN: "guard"

CHANAH: "graceful." Variant Chana exists.

CHASIDAH: "pious"

CHASYA: "shelter." Variant Chasye exists.

CHAVA: "life." Variants include Chaba, Chabah, Chaka, Chaya, Chayka, Eva, Hava, and Haya.

CHAVIVA: "dearly loved." Variant Chavive exists.

CHEDVA: "joyous"

CHEPHZIBAH: "she is our delight"

COCHAVA: "star"

CSILLA: "defender"

DAGANYAH: "ceremonial grain." Variant Daganya exists.

DALIAH: " tree branch." Variant Daliyah exists.

DALIS: "drawing water." Variant Dalit exists.

DANIA: "God is my judge." Variants include Danae, Danele, Danelle, Danetta, Danette, Daniela, Danielle, Danila, Danit, Danita, and Danya.

DAPHNE: "victory." Variants include Daphna, and Daphnah.

DAVIDA: "cherished." Variants include Davi, Davina, Davinah, Davinia, Davitah, and Davite.

DEBRA: "bee." Variants include Debora, Deborah, Devora, and Devoria.

DELILAH: "desired." Variant Delila exists.

DINAH: "avenged." Variants include Dena, and Dina.

DERORA: "free." Variants include Derorice, and Derorit.

DIVSHA: "honey." Variant Divshah exists.

EDEN: "perfect." Variant Edan exists.

EDRA: "powerful." Variant Edrea exists.

ELKA: "oath to God." Variant Elke exists.

ELLICE: "Jehovah is God." Variants include Elia, Eliana, and Eliane.

ELORA: " God is light." Variants include Eleora, and Eliora.

ELISABET: "devoted to God." Variants include Elisabeth, Elisavet, Elisaveta, Elisheva, Eliza, Elizabeth, Elizaveta, Elli, Els, Elsie, Elspeth, Elzira, and Erzsebet.

EMUNAH: "faith." Variants include Emmanuella, and Emmanuelle.

ERELAH: "angel." Variant Erela exists.

ERITHA: "flower." Variant Erith exists.

ESTHER: "star." Variants include Ester, Estrela, and Eszter.

ETHEL: "noble." Variants include Etel, and Etilka.

EVE: "life." Variants include Eeva, Eva, Evacska, Evika, Evike, and Ewa.

FIFNA: "He shall add." Variants include Fifne, and Fina.

GABRIELLE: "God gives strength." Variants include Gabriele, Gabriella, Gavra, Gavrila, and Gavrilla.

GALILAH: "God shall redeem." Variants include Galenka, Galia, Galila, Galina, Gallia, Galochka, and Galya.

GALIT: "fountain." Variants include Gali and Galice.

GANA: "garden." Variants include Ganet, Ganice, and Ganit.

GAZIT: "cut stone." Variants include Gisa, and Giza.

GILANA: "eternal joy." Variants include Geela, Gila, Gilah, Gilal, Gilala, Gilat, Gili, Gilia, and Gilit.

GIOVANNA: "gracious gift from God."

GRAZINA: "grace." Variants include Grazinia, and Grazyna.

GUIDITTA: "praise"

GUISEPPINA: "He shall add." Variant Guiseppie exists.

GURIT: "cub." Variant Gurice exists.

HADARA: "spectacular ornament." Variant Hadar exists.

HADASSAH: "myrtle"

HAGAR: "flight"

HANNAH: "grace." Variants include Hanna, Hanne, Hannela, and Hannele.

HAYA: "life"

HELSA: "devoted to God."

HEPSIBA: "she is my delight." Variants include Hephzibah, and Hepzibeth.

HOLDA: "weasel." Variant Hulda exists.

ILANA: "tree." Variant Ilanit exists.

ILIA: "God is Lord"

ILSE: "God's word"

IONANNA: "grace"

IRIS: "flower"

ISABEL: "devoted to God." Variants include Isabella, Isabelle, Isibeal, and Izabella.

IVA: "gift from God." Variants include Ivana, Ivane, and Ivanna.

IZSO: "God's salvation"

JACOBA: "supplanter." Variants include Jakoba, Jakobah, Jaqueline, Jaquelina, Jaquenette, Jaquetta, Jocelin, Joceline, Jocelyn.

JAEL: "goat"

JAFFA: "beauty." Variants include Jafit, and Jafita.

JANET: " gift from God." Variants include Jaine, Jan, Jana, Jane, Janetta, Janette, Janice, Janie, Janina, Janine, Janis, Janita, Janka, Janne, Jans, Jansje, Jayne, Jenda, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Joka, Jone, Juana, and Juanita.

JARDINA: meaning unknown. Variant Jardena exists.

JEMIMA: "dove." Variant Jonati exists.

JEMINA: "listened to"

JENSINE: "God has blessed." Variant Jensina exists.

JERUSHA: "married"

JESSICA: "rich." Variant Jessie exists.

JOBINA: "persecuted." Variant Jobyna exists.

JOCHEBED: "God's glory"

JOLA: "Jehovah is God." Variants include Joelle, Joella, Joelliana, and Joelliane.

JOKINA: "God shall establish." Variants include Joaquine, Joaquina, and Jokine.

JORDANE: "descended." Variant Jordan exists.

JOSEPHA: "God will add." Variants include Jose, Josebe, Josee, Josephina, Josephine, Josetta, Josette, Josie, Joxepa, and Jozsa.

JUDITH: "praised." Variants include Jodie, Juci, Jucika, Judie, Judit, Judy, and Jutka.

KALANIT: "flower"

KARMIT: "Lord's vineyard." Variants include Karmelit, Karmelita, Karmelite, and Karmia.

KEFIRA: "lion cub"

KELILAH: "victorious." Variants include Kelula, and Kyla.

KEREN: "horn." Variants include Keran, and Keryn.

KETURA: "incense"

KINNERET: "harp." Variant Kinnette exists.

KIVA: "protected." Variants include Kiba, and Kivi.

KSENA: "praise be to God"

LAILA: "nightfall." Variants include Laili, Lailie, and Laylie.

LEAH: "tired." Variant Lea exists.

LESHAM: "precious"

LEWANNA: "the moon"

LEVIA: "join"

LILITH: "lily." Variants include Lilah, Lilie, and Lily.

LIRIT: "poetic." Variant Lirita exists.

LISABETTE: " devoted to God." Variants include Lemuela, Liesbet, Liesbeth, Lisa, Lisabet, Lisavet, Lise, Liza, Lizbet, and Lizbeth.

LIVANA: "white"

MAGDALEN: "from the tower." Variants include Madalen, Madalyn, Madel, Madelaine, Madeleine, Madelena, Madelene, Maidel, Maialen, Magda, Magdala, Magdalena, Magdalene, Malina, Marlena, Marlene, and Matxalen.

MAHALA: "tender." Variant Mahalia exists.

MALAK: "messenger"

MALCAH: "queen." Variants include Malkah, and Milcah.

MANUELA: "God is among us"

MARIBEL: "bitter, beautiful." Variants include Maribella, and Maribelle.

MARY: "bitter." Variants include Mae, Mallaidh, Mara, Maren, Maria, Marie, Mariette, Marika, Marily, Marion, Marisha, Mariska, Martha, Marthe, May, Mira, Miren, Miri, Mirit, and Molly.

MATTEA: "God's gift." Variants include Matea, Mathea, Mathia, Matthea, and Matthia.

MAVA: "pleasant"

MAYAH: "close to God." Variants include Maia, Michaele, Michaelina, Michalin, Micheala, Micheline, Michelle, and Mikele.

MAZEL: "luck"

MEHETABEL: "God's favor." Variants include Mehitabelle, Meheytabel, and Mettabel.

MEIRA: "light"

MENACHEMAH: "consolation." Variant Menachema exists.

MIRIAM: " rebellious." Variant Miriamne exists.

MITZI: "small, bitter." Variant Mieze exists.

MORIAH: "God teaches." Variants include Morice, Moriel, Morise, and Morit.

MOSELLE: "from the water"

NAOMI: "pleasant." Variants include Naamah, Navit, and Neomi.

NAAMIT: "bird"

NAAVAH: "beautiful." Variant Naava exists.

NATHANIA: "God's gift"

NEDIVAH: "giving." Variant Nediva exists.

NEHAMA: " comfort." Variant Nechama exists.

NILI: "success"

NANCY: "grace." Variants include Nainsi, Nan, Nana, Nancsi, Nanelia, Nanelle, Nanetta, Nanette, Nanine, Nanna, Nannie, Nanny, Nin, Nina, Ninacska, Nusa, and Nusi.

NIRA: "plow." Variant Niria exists.

NIRIT: "flower."

NITA: " grace." Variant Neta exists.

NITZA: "blossom." Variants include Nitzanah, and Nizana.

NOGA: "sparkle"

NORAH: " light." Variants include Neorah, and Nora.

NOY: "decoration"

NURIT: " plant." Variants include Nureet, and Nurita.

ODEDA: "strong." Variant Odede exists.

OFRA: "fawn"

ONA: "graceful." Variant Onit exists.

OPRAH: means either "she who turns her back," or "fawn." Variants include Ophra, Ophrah, and Orpah.

ORAH: "light." Variants include Ora, Oralee, Orali, and Orlee.

ORNAH: "cedar tree." Variants include Orna, Ornetta, and Ornette.

ORZORA: "God's strength"

ORZSEBET: "devoted to God"

PAILI: "bitter." Variants include Pall, Poll, and Polly.

PAZIA: "golden." Variants include Paz, Paza, Pazice, and Pazit.

PENINAH: "pearl." Variant Penina exists.

PERKE: "devoted to God." Variants include Perzsi, and Perzsike.

QETURAH: "incense"

RAANANAH: "unspoiled"

RACHEL: "ewe." Variants include Rachele, and Rakel.

RAFELA: " healer." Variant Raphaella exists.

RANIT: "lovely tune." Variants include Ranica, Ranice, and Ranita.

RAQUEL: "innocent." Variants include Rahil, and Raonaid.

REBA: "fourth born." Variant Rabah exists.

REBECCA: "captivating." Variants include Rebekah, Reveka, and Rivka.

RENA: "joyous song." Variants include Rina, Rinna, and Rinnah.

RIMONA: "pomegranate"

RONLI: "my joy." Variants include Rona and Ronia.

ROSANNE: "graceful rose." Variants Rosana exists.

RUTH: "friend." Variant Ruta exists.

SABRA: "to rest"

SADIE: "princess." Variants include Sallie, Sally, Sara, Sarah, and Sarita.

SALOME: "tranquil." Variants include Schlomit, and Shulamit.

SAMANTHA: name of God

SAMARA: "protected by God." Variant Shemariah exists.

SAMUELA: "asked of God"

SAPPHIRA: "beautiful." Variant Sapphire exists.

SARAI: "argumentative"

SEGULAH: "precious"

SELA: "rock." Variants include Sele, and Seleta.

SEMADAR: "berry"

SEMIRA: "from heaven." Variant Sheiramoth exists.

SERAPHINA: "burning fire." Variants include Serafine, Seraphine, and Serefina.

SHARON: "from the land of Sharon"

SHEENA: "God's gift"

SHIFRA: "beautiful"

SHIRA: "tune." Variant Shiri exists.

SIDONIA: "captivates." Variant Sidonie exists.

SIMCHA: "joyous"

SIMONA: "loud." Variant Simone exists.

SINEAD: "kind." Variant Siobhan exists.

SIPPORA: "bird"

SUSAN: "lily." Variants include Sue, Susie, and Susy.

SUSANNA: "graceful lily." Variants include Susannah, and Suzanna.

SUZETTE: "little lily." Variant Suzetta exists.

TALIA: "dew of heaven." Variants include Tal, and Talya.

TALORI: "morning's dew." Variant Talora exists.

TAMARA: "palm tree." Variants include Tamar, and Tamarah.

TAMMA: "without flaw." Variants include Teme, and Temima.

TEMIRA: "tall"

THADINE: "given praise." Variant Thadina exists.

THIRZA: "delightful"

THOMSINA: "twin." Variants include Thomasin, Tomasina, and Tomasine.

TIKVA: "hope"

TIVONA: "love's nature"

TOVA: "goodly." Variants include Toba, and Toibe.

TSIFIRA: "crown"

TZILLA: "defender"

TZIPPPA: "bird." Variant Tzipporah exists.

TZIVIA: "doe"

TZIYONA: "of Zion"

URIT: "light." Variant Urice exists.

UZZIYE: "God's strength"

VANIA: "God's gift." Variant, Vanna, exists.

VARDA: "rose." Variants include Vadit, Vardit, and Vared.

VIDA: "dearly loved." Variant Vidette exists.

YA-AKOVE: "replaces"

YACHNE: "kind"

YA-EL: "goat"

YAFFA: "beautiful." Variant Yaffit exists.

YARDENAH: from the river Jordan

YARKONA: "green"

YEDIDAH: "friend"

YEHUDIT: "praise." Variants include Yuhudit, and Yuta.

YELIZAVETAM: "devoted to God." Variant Yelysaveta exists.

YEVA: "life." Variants include Yetsye, and Yevunye.

YOCHEVED: "God's glory"

YONA: "dove." Variants include Yonina, and Yonita.

YORDANA: "descended from"

YOSEBA: "God will multiply." Variants include Yosebe, Yosepha, and Yosephina.

YOVELA: "rejoice"

ZAHAVAH: "golden." Variants include Zehave, Zehavi, Zehavit, and Zehuva.

ZANETA: "God's gift." Variant Zanna exists.

ZARAH: "day's awakening." Variant Zara exists.

ZEHIRA: "protected"

ZEMIRA: "joyous melody." Variant Zemirah exists.

ZERA: "seed." Variant Zera'im exists.

ZERLINDA: "beautiful dawn." Variant Zarahlinda exists.

ZIBIAH: "doe." Variant Zibia exists.

ZILLA: "shadow." Variant Zillah exists.

ZIMRA, : "praised." Variants include Zamora, Zemira, Zemora, and Zimria.

ZIPPORA: "beauty." Variant Zipporah exists.

ZIVA: "splendid"

ZOHAR: "sparkle." Variant Zoheret exists.