Yiddish baby names
Updated: April 1st, 2024
Yiddish language is transformed during the medieval times from the High German language and is spoken by over 13 million Orthodox Jews throughout the world. In fact, it is interesting to known that the meaning of Yiddish itself is "Jewish German".
The naming tradition followed for Yiddish baby names is that they are fusion of Hebrew and German dialects. You can easily spot a Yiddish name by its innovative and uncommon spelling when written in Roman letters. Yiddish baby names are no longer associated with only great grandparents and grandparents but now a days they expanded their foot and can be easily seen in US.
Below is the our list of Yiddish baby names.
Hershel
Deer
Herschel
Deer
Golda
Golden, Made of gold
Shaina
The beautiful, Happiness
Hyman
Life
Kaila
Crown, Pure, Victory
Falk
An old tribal name, Falcon, Hawk, The bird
Mendel
Wisdom, Comfort, God is with us
Selig
From the happy meadow, Blessed
Fishel
Fish
Hersh
Deer hart, A deer
Suri
Fast like an Ostrich, Red rose, Consort of the sun, Little princess
Bluma
Fresh, Blossom, Flower-like
Moishe
Child, Son, Deliver, Saved
Evron
Fruitful, Fertile
Raizel
Rose
Rifka
Noose, To bind, Captivating
Tzeitel
Princess
Issur
He who struggles with God
Baila
Dance, Fair
Anshel
Happiness, Ash tree, Blessed
Zusa
Lily, Rose, True beauty, Anemone
Yossel
He will enlarge
Shprintza
Sperare, Hope
Yankel
Holder of the heel, Supplanter, Yahweh may protect
Sroel
He who struggles with God
Sisel
Blind one, Dim sighted, Sixth
Eidel
Gentle
Haskel
Wisdom, God strengthens
Welfel
Will-helmet, Unwavering Protector
Yentl
A kindhearted man
Heshel
Deer Hart
Zisel
Dim Sighted, Blind One, Sixth
Motke
Servant of Marduk, Bull-calf
Zelig
Blessed, Happy
Freyde
Peaceful leader, Powerful, Peace, Elf power
Hendel
Eagle, Full of grace, Food, Mercy
Fruma
Pious one
Dovid
Beloved, Uncle
Ber
Bright Famous one, Brave as bear
Shimmel
Flat-nosed, To hear or be heard
Yidel
Woman from Judea, Praised
Faivish
Bright, Pure
Gavrel
God is my hero
Nosson
He gave, Gift of God
Hymie
Life
Zelik
Blessed, Happy
Yutke
Woman from Judea, Praised
Avrumi
High father, Father of multitude
Koppel
One who supplants, Yahweh may protect
Breindel
Blessed, Brunette
Herzl
A Deer
Faiga
Bird
Zelde
Fight, Thank you, Happy blessed, Gray warrior
Leeba
Heart
Tevy
Yahweh is Good
Velvel
Wolf
Alte
Of a noble kind
Alter
One who is old
Avrum
Faultless, Father of multitude
Benesh
The blessed, Happy
Beylke
White
Charna
Dark
Chatzkel
God strengthens
Dudel
Beloved One
Feibush
Bright, Shining one
Feige
Resembling a bird
Feigel
Bird
Feivel
Bright, Pure
Fishke
Little fish, Fisherman
Gittel
Sister, From the same blood, Germane, Song
Gluke
Good luck
Glukel
Good luck
Hena
One who is polite, A flower, Troubling
Hene
Full of grace, Elder brother, Earth and water, Mercy
Henye
Eagle, God has favoured Me, Food, favour and grace
Herz
A Deer
Hindea
Female deer, India, Camel group, Reh
Hindee
India, Female deer, Reh, Doe
Hode
Myrtle, Myrtle tree
Hodel
From the flowering myrtle tree
Hudes
Admired, Woman from Jehud, Praised, Judäerin
Iser
God perseveres, Contender with God
Jankel
Supplanter, Holder of the heel, Yahweh may protect
Kapel
The Sun, Fire, Name of a sage, He who supplants
Kopper
Copper
Kreindel
Crown
Kreine
Crown
Laben
White, White man
Lazer
God is my help, Flame, Fire
Lieber
Loved one
Mirele
Admirable, Wished-for child, Pregnant mother
Motel
Follower of Marduk, Bull-calf
Perele
One who has been tested
Perle
Pearl, A Gem of the sea
Resel
Rose
Ruchel
One with purity, Jacob's wife, Sheep, Gental
Sekel
He will laugh
Selygman
Happy, Blessed
Sender
Protector of mankind, Manly, Warrior
Shaindel
Happiness, The beautiful
Sheine
Beautiful, Happiness
Shmerel
Guarded by Yahweh
Shneiur
Senior
Shprintzel
Sperare, Hoping
Tashanah
Beautiful
Teivel
Devil
Toiba
Dove
Velvela
Little wolf
Yente
Noble, Aristocratic
Yudel
He who is praised
Yussel
God shall add a another son, Jehova increases
Zusman
One with a sweet disposition