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Yiddish Boy Names

Aizik

Yiddish form of Isaac, meaning he will laugh

Alte

Feminine form of Yiddish Alter, meaning "old; elder" in Yiddish and "the other" in Latin.

Alter

Yiddish name meaning "old; elder" in Yiddish and "the other" in Latin. Jewish parents of sickly babies used to give the child this name to confuse the Angel of Death.

Anshel

Yiddish pet form of Hebrew Asher, meaning happy

Arke

Yiddish form of biblical Aaron, meaning high mountain

Avrom

Yiddish form of Abraham, meaning father of a multitude

Avrum

Yiddish form of Abraham, meaning father of a multitude

Baila

Yiddish name meaning white

Bayla

Variant of Yiddish Baila, meaning white

Benesh

Yiddish form of Benedict, meaning blessed

Beyla

Variant of Yiddish Baila, meaning white

Beylke

Pet form of Yiddish Baila, meaning white

Bina

Yiddish name derived from the word bin(e), meaning bee

Binah

Variant of Yiddish Bina, meaning bee

Bine

Nickname for Danish Jacobine, meaning supplanter

Binke

Pet form of Yiddish Bina, meaning bee

Bluma

Yiddish name meaning flower

Breindel

Yiddish name meaning brunette

Brina

Slovene name meaning "protector."

Charna

CHARNA: Yiddish name derived from the Slavic word for dark

Charnette

Possibly a pet form for Yiddish Charna, meaning dark

Chaskel

Yiddish form of Hebrew Yechezkel, meaning God will strengthen

Chatzkel

Yiddish form of Hebrew Yechezkel, meaning God will strengthen

Dine

Yiddish form of Hebrew Dinah, meaning judgment

Dovid

Yiddish form of David, meaning beloved

Dvoire

Yiddish form of Hebrew Devorah, meaning bee

Eidel

Yiddish name meaning delicate, gentle

Elkan

Yiddish form of Hebrew Elkanah, meaning either God bought or God is jealous

Elya

Yiddish form of Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning the Lord is my God

Elye

Variant of Yiddish Elya, meaning the Lord is my God

Evron

Yiddish form of Hebrew Ephraim, meaning fruitful

Faiga

Variant of Yiddish Faigel, meaning bird

Faigel

Yiddish name derived from the word feigel, meaning bird

Faivish

Yiddish form of Latin Phoebus, meaning shining one

Fayvel

Variant of Yiddish Feivel, meaning shining one

Feibush

Variant of Yiddish Faivish, meaning shining one

Feige

Variant of Yiddish Faigel, meaning bird

Feivel

Pet form of Yiddish Faivish, meaning shining one

Feiwel

Variant of Yiddish Feivel, meaning shining one

Fishel

Yiddish name meaning little fish

Fishke

Variant of Yiddish Fishel, meaning little fish

Freyde

Yiddish name meaning joy

Fruma

Yiddish name meaning pious

Gavrel

Yiddish form of English Gabriel, meaning strong man of God

Gittel

Yiddish name meaning good

Gluke

Yiddish name meaning good luck

Glukel

Pet form of Yiddish Gluke, meaning good luck

Golda

Yiddish name meaning gold

Golde

Variant of Yiddish Golda, meaning gold

Goldie

English form of Yiddish Golda, meaning gold In some cases it was derived from the English nickname for a blonde

Haskel

Yiddish form of Ezekiel, meaning God will strengthen

Hena

Variant of Yiddish Henda, meaning gracious, merciful

Henda

Yiddish form of English Hannah, meaning gracious, merciful

Hendel

Pet form of Yiddish Henda, meaning gracious, merciful

Hene

Variant of Yiddish Henda, meaning gracious, merciful

Heneh

Yiddish form of Hebrew Chana, meaning gracious, merciful

Henye

Variant of Yiddish Henda, meaning gracious, merciful

Herschel

Pet form of Yiddish Hirsh, meaning deer

Hersh

Variant of Yiddish Hirsh, meaning deer

Hershel

Variant of Yiddish Herschel, meaning deer

Heshel

Variant of Yiddish Herschel, meaning deer

Hirsh

Yiddish name meaning deer

Hirshel

Variant of Yiddish Herschel, meaning deer

Hode

Yiddish form for Hebrew Hadassa, meaning myrtle tree

Hodeh

Variant of Yiddish Hode, meaning myrtle tree

Hodel

Variant of Yiddish Hode, meaning myrtle tree

Hude

Yiddish form for Hebrew Hadassa, meaning myrtle tree

Hudes

Yiddish form of Judith, meaning Jewess; woman of Judea, or according to folk etymology praise

Hyman

Yiddish altered form of Hebrew Hyam, meaning life

Hymie

Pet form of Yiddish Hyman, meaning life

Iser

Yiddish form of Israel, meaning struggles with God

Issur

Yiddish form of Israel, meaning struggles with God

Itzik

Yiddish form of Hebrew Yitzhak, meaning he will laugh

Kapel

Yiddish pet form of Jacob, meaning supplanter

Koppel

Yiddish pet form of Jacob, meaning supplanter

Kreindel

Pet form of Yiddish Kreine, meaning crown

Kreine

Yiddish name meaning crown

Lazer

Yiddish form of Hebrew Eleazar, meaning my God has helped

Leeba

Yiddish name meaning beloved

Lieber

Yiddish name meaning beloved
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