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The feminine version of Alter.

Derived from Yiddish אַלט (alt), which means "old". Traditionally, Jewish parents would name a frail newborn this to mislead the Angel of Death,...

A Yiddish version of Anselm, often employed as a colloquial variant of Asher.

Yiddish version of Abraham.

Variation of Beyle.

Diminutive form of Batyah.

Yiddish version of Benedict.

Denotes "bear" in Yiddish and is a colloquial variation of Dov.

From a Slavic word signifying "white".

A diminutive of Beyle. This is the name of a daughter of Tevye in the late 19th-century Yiddish stories by Sholem Aleichem, upon which the musical Fid...

Derived from Yiddish בלום (blum) signifying "flower".

Has the meaning "brunette" in the Yiddish language.

Derived from a Slavic word signifying "black".

A Yiddish version of Ezekiel.

The Yiddish form of David.

A Yiddish diminutive of David.

Signifies "delicate" in Yiddish.

A Yiddish feminine form of Elkanah.

Variant of Faigel.

From Yiddish פֿויגל (foigl) meaning "bird", used as a vernacular form of Zipporah.

The Yiddish form of Phoebus, apparently used as a translation of Shimshon (see Samson) [1].

Alternate transcription of Yiddish פֿייװל (see Feivel).

A variant of Faigel.

A diminutive of Faivish.

A variant of Faivish.

Signifies "little fish" in Yiddish, a diminutive of פֿיש (fish) meaning "fish".

A variant of Fishel.

Derived from Yiddish פֿרייד (freid) signifying "joy".

Derived from Yiddish פֿרום (frum) signifying "pious". This is the name of a character (appearing as a ghost) in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964)...

Yiddish variant of Gabriel.

From Yiddish גוט (gut) meaning "good".

From Yiddish גליק (glik) meaning "luck".

Diminutive of Glika.

From Yiddish גאָלד (gold) meaning "gold". It is the name of Tevye's wife in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964). It was also borne by Israeli...

Variant of Golda.

Yiddish variant of Ezekiel.

Yiddish variant of Hannah.

Yiddish diminutive of Hannah.

Yiddish variant of Hannah.

Yiddish variant of Hannah.

Variant of Hershel.

Alternate transcription of Yiddish הירש (see Hirsh).

Yiddish diminutive of Hirsh. As a non-Jewish American name (somewhat common around the late 19th century), it was probably inspired by the German...

Yiddish diminutive of Yehoshua.

Means "deer" in Yiddish, from Old High German hiruz. It served as a vernacular form of the Hebrew name Tzvi. The deer is especially associated with...

Yiddish diminutive of Hirsh.

Yiddish short form of Hadassah.

Diminutive of Hode. This is the name of Tevye's second daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on late 19th-century stories by...

Yiddish variant of Israel.

Alternate transcription of Yiddish איסר (see Iser).

Yiddish diminutive of Yaakov.

A Yiddish diminutive form of Jacob.

Diminutive of Kreine.

From Yiddish קרוין (kroin) meaning "crown".

A Yiddish variation of Eliezer. This is the name of a character in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964).

An alternative transliteration of Yiddish ליבאַ (see Liba).

Signifies "lion" in Yiddish, from Old High German lewo. It serves as a vernacular form of Arieh.

From Yiddish ליבע (libe) meaning "love".

From Yiddish ליבע (libe) meaning "love".

Originally probably a Yiddish diminutive of Manno. It is now used as a diminutive of Menahem.