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Names in Yiddish

NameCurrent Rank
Abraham

father of multitudes

204
Alexander

defender of the people

9555
Alter

old

7770
Anselm

with divine protection

9939
Anshel

N/A

unranked
Arieh

lion

9952
Asher

happy, blessed

20
Avrum

N/A

3158
Baila

dance

1427
Benedict

blessed

913
Ber

N/A

unranked
Bluma

flower

6187
Breindel

brunette

9722
Charna

dark, black

13787
David

beloved

12438
Dov

bear

1403
Dovid

beloved

1300
Eidel

delicate

15823
Eliezer

God is my help

1021
Elkanah

N/A

10156
Esperanza

hope, expectation

unranked
Ezekiel

God strengthens

unranked
Faiga

N/A

2484
Feige

N/A

unranked
Feivel

brilliant one

12820
Fishel

little fish

6557
Fruma

pious

10514
Gabriel

God is my strength

5482
Gittel

good

2349
Glika

N/A

14016
Golda

gold

2666
Hadassah

myrtle tree

532
Hannah

grace

10128
Haskel

God strengthens

unranked
Hendel

grace

16128
Herschel

deer

4929
Hersh

N/A

2882
Hershel

deer

unranked
Hirsh

N/A

unranked
Israel

he who struggles with God

3901
Jacob

supplanter

41
Joseph

God will increase

32
Judah

praised

3772
Judith

woman from Judea

832
Lazer

God helps

3122
Leeba

N/A

4073
Leib

roaring lion

4793
Liba

love

2861
Margalit

pearl

8737
Mendel

N/A

1593
Miriam

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

251
Moishe

delivered from the water

3739
Mordecai

follower of Marduk

2046
Moses

delivered from the water

505
Naphtali

wrestling, struggling

11866
Nathan

gift from God

62
Nosson

N/A

4506
Pearl

pearl

unranked
Perle

pearl

unranked
Rachel

ewe

unranked
Rifka

to tie, bind

8300
Rivka

to tie, bind

710
Rochel

N/A

1700
Samson

sun

522
Sarah

princess

95
Selig

blessed, happy in life

unranked
Sender

N/A

6109
Shaina

beautiful

unranked
Shaindel

N/A

4632
Shayna

N/A

2623
Shaynah

N/A

unranked
Shimon

to be heard

932
Solomon

peace

417
Suri

princess

1628
Tevye

N/A

unranked
Tobiah

the Lord is good

6128
Tzvi

gazelle or deer

1168
Wolf

wolf

1812
Wolfgang

traveling wolf

1534
Wolfram

wolf raven

10753
Yaakov

supplanting

978
Yankel

N/A

14171
Yehoshua

N/A

2148
Yentl

noble

unranked
Yidel

N/A

12254
Yisroel

N/A

950
Zalman

peace

4550
Zeev

N/A

12281
Zelig

blessed, happy

7720
Zipporah

bird

2916
Zisel

N/A

unranked