Hebrew Baby Name

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Many people are surprised to learn that some of the most popular names are Hebrew baby names. Hebrew names are steeped in tradition, and their meanings are strong and beautiful. Below is a list of traditional Hebrew names and their meanings. For more information on Hebrew tradition, check out this site.

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A through D Hebrew Baby Name

  • Aaliyah high exalted,
  • Aaron shining light, messenger
  • Abbott father
  • Abdiel servant of god
  • Abel breath, child
  • Abie father or mother of many
  • Abijah the Lord is my father
  • Abira strong
  • Abner father of light
  • Abra father of a multitude
  • Abraham father of a multitude
  • Abram Exalted Father
  • Abrasha father
  • Acacio the Lord holds
  • Achazia the Lord holds
  • Ada happy, ornament
  • Adalia refuge of God, just, noble one
  • Adam earth, created by God
  • Adamina dauggher of the earth
  • Addai man of god
  • Addo happy, ornament
  • Adelaide noble kind, adorned
  • Adena delicate, sensual
  • Aderes one who protects
  • Adie ornament
  • Adina voluptous
  • Adine Delicate
  • Adlai my witness, refuge of god
  • Adley just
  • Admon red peony
  • Ahab uncle
  • Ahava name of a river, love
  • Ahmik strength of gods flock
  • Ailsa concecrated to god
  • Aitan fights of possession
  • Aliza joyous
  • Alumit secret
  • Amiel god of my people
  • Amos troubled
  • Anke grace
  • Anne gracious
  • Araminta lofty
  • Arashel strong and protected hill
  • Ardon bronze
  • Arella angel messenger
  • Ariel lioness of god
  • Ariella Lion of God
  • Armon castle
  • Arnon rushing stream
  • Asa healer
  • Asenka graceful
  • Asher fortunate, lucky, blessed, happy
  • Asisa ripe
  • Astera flower name
  • Atara a crown
  • Aviva springtime
  • Axel divine reward; divine source of life
  • Ayala gazelle, goat
  • Ayla oak tree
  • Azalia spared by jehovah
  • Bara to choose
  • Barabas Barabba
  • Barnabas son of prophecy
  • Barnaby son of Prophecy
  • Bartholomew furrow, hill
  • Baruch blessed
  • Basha daughter of God, stranger
  • Bathsheba daughter of the oath
  • Becky The Ensnarer
  • Benjamin son of my right hand
  • Benson Ben's son, excellent son
  • Beryl dazzling jewel
  • Bess Consecrated to God
  • Beth house of god
  • Bethany Worshiper of God
  • Bethesda House of Mercy
  • Bettina Consecrated to God
  • Bracha a blessing
  • Brighton the one who is loved
  • Britt the helpful one
  • Buffy God's promise
  • Cain craftsman
  • Caleb bold, dog
  • Carmel Woodland
  • Carmen garden, field of fruit, song
  • Chaika life
  • Chaim life
  • Chanah grace
  • Chaya life
  • Daba kind words, bee swarm
  • Dagan grain or corn
  • Dalia a branch, to draw water
  • Damaris heifer
  • Daniel my judge is the Lord
  • Daniela my judge is the Lord
  • Danielle Feminine of Daniel
  • Dara compassion, wisdom, angel of rains and rivers
  • Davan beloved one
  • David beloved one
  • Davida Feminie of David
  • Davine the loved
  • Daya bird
  • Dayla to draw water, branch or bough
  • Deborah a bee, to speak kind words
  • Delilah delicate, amorous
  • Dena vindicated, valley
  • Dinah vindicated, judgement
  • Doron gift
  • Dov bear

E through H

  • Eban stone
  • Ebenezer Rock of Help
  • Eden delightful, adornment, paradise
  • Edna pleasure, delight
  • Edria mighty
  • Efrosini a fawn or a bird
  • Eilis God's oath
  • Eisig he who laughs
  • Eleora the lord is my light
  • Eli The Highest
  • Elias Jehovah is God
  • Elijah Jehovah is god
  • Eliot hight
  • Elisabeth God's oath
  • Elisha Jehovah is god
  • Elizabeth God's Oath
  • Elkan he belongs to god
  • Ellen light, mercy
  • Elliott Jehovah is God
  • Else concecrated to god
  • Emanuel god is with us
  • Emmanuel God is With Us
  • Endora fountain
  • Ephraim very fruitful
  • Erzsebet devoted to God
  • Ethan strong, firm, constant
  • Ethel noble
  • Eva life
  • Eve lifegiving
  • Evelina lifegiving
  • Evelyn lifegiving
  • Ezekiel strength of God
  • Ezio friend, lover
  • Ezra helper, salvation


  • Fifi He shall add
  • Gabai delight, adornment
  • Gabriel God is my strength
  • Gabrielle God is my strength
  • Gali spring, fountain
  • Galya God is redeemed
  • Gana garden
  • Genesis origin
  • Gersham exiled
  • Geva hill
  • Gideon mighty warrior
  • Gilana joy
  • Hadara bedecked in beauty
  • Hadassa flowering myrtle
  • Hali sea; necklace, place name
  • Hana flower, blossom; fower, graceful, merciful
  • Hannah grace of God
  • Hanne gracious
  • Hans God's Gracious Gift
  • Hava life
  • Heba gift from God
  • Hedia voice of the Lord
  • Hedva joy
  • Hiram Exalted
  • Hosea Salvation
  • Hyman Life

I through L

  • Ichabod Glory has Departed
  • Ideh praise
  • Ilana sunshine
  • Isaac laughing one
  • Isaiah salvation of the Lord
  • Israel prince of God, may God reign
  • Itzak laughter
  • Iva God's great gift, yew tree
  • Ivana God is gracious
  • Ivana God's gift
  • Ivy God's gift
  • Jacob held by the heel
  • Jacqueline supplanter
  • Jada wise
  • 'Jael to ascend
  • Jaen ostrich
  • Jamee supplanter, one who replaces
  • James supplanter
  • Jane gracious, merciful, God is gracious
  • Janna flourishing
  • Jardena to flow downward
  • Jared one who rules
  • Jarlath a tributary lord
  • Jaron to cry out, singing
  • Jason God is my Savior
  • Jedidiah beloved of the Lord
  • Jensine God is gracious
  • Jeremiah exalted of the Lord
  • Jeremiah God Exalts
  • Jeremy God will uplift, appointed by God
  • Jesse wealthy
  • Jessica God's grace
  • Jesus God will help
  • Jezebel follower of idols
  • Joakim the Lord will judge
  • Joakima the Lord will judge
  • Joan God's Gracious Gift
  • Joanne God is gracious
  • Job The Persecuted
  • Jobey persecuted
  • Jobina the persecuted
  • Joel God is willing, Jehova is the Lord
  • Joelle the Lord is willing
  • Joelliane Jehova is God
  • Johanna God's Gracious Gift
  • John God is merciful
  • Jonah a dove
  • Jonas Dove
  • Jonathan God gives
  • Jonina' dove
  • Jora' autumn rain
  • Jordan to descend, to flow
  • Jordane descendant, flowing down
  • Jorgen farmer
  • Joseph God will increase
  • Joseph God Multiplies
  • Josephine God will increase
  • Joshua Jehova saves
  • Josiah fire of the Lord
  • Judd praised
  • Jude praise
  • Judith admired
  • Judith praised
  • Justin just, true
  • Justine just, true
  • Kabos swindler
  • Kadisha holy
  • Kalanit flower name
  • Kaniel stalk, reed
  • Kayla crown of laurels
  • Kazia plant with cinnamon-like bark
  • Kefira young lioness
  • Kenan possession
  • Keturah fragrance
  • Ketzia surface, cinnamon-like bark
  • Kezia cassia, cinnamon
  • Laban white
  • Label lion
  • Lailie born during light
  • Lazarus God's help
  • Leah weary one; glad tidings; mistress, ruler
  • Leah weary
  • Ledah birth
  • Leigh weary
  • Lemuel devoted to God, beloging to God
  • Lemuela Dedicated to God
  • Leshem precious stone
  • Levi united
  • Lexine helper and defender of mankind
  • Lia dependence
  • Lilith ghost; storm goddess; spirit of the night
  • Lisa consecrated to God
  • Lisa consecrated to God
  • Lisabet consecrated to God
  • Lisette consecrated to God
  • Liza consecrated to God
  • Lizzie consecrated to God
  • Lot Veiled

M through P

  • Madeline woman from Magdala, one who is elevated
  • Magda high tower one who is elevated
  • Magdalene tower
  • Magena the coming moon; a covering
  • Mahala woman; tenderness; marrow
  • Mahalia affection
  • Malachi messenger of God
  • Malca queen
  • Malina tower, dark
  • Malka queen
  • Mangena melody
  • Mara sorrowful
  • Maria bitter
  • Mariasha perfect one; bitter, with sorrow
  • Maribel the beautiful
  • Maridel bitter
  • Mariel bitter
  • Marilyn bitter
  • Mario bitter, king-ruler
  • Marion bitter
  • Marna rejoice
  • Marnina cause of joy
  • Mary bitter
  • Matai gift of God
  • Mathea gift of God
  • Matthew gift of the Lord
  • May bitter
  • Mehetabel favoured by God, God is doing good
  • Meira light
  • Mendel wisdom; repairer
  • Michael who is like God
  • Michaela like God
  • Mihaly who is like God?
  • Minna love; mother; bitterness
  • Miriam bitter
  • Mordecai warrior
  • Moria my teacher is God
  • Moselle taken from water
  • Moses saved child; taken from water
  • Nachmanke compassionate one, one who comforts
  • Nadav nobel, a generous one
  • Nan grace
  • Nancy full of grace
  • Nanna graceful one
  • Naomi pleasent one; above all, beauty
  • Nataniella gift of God
  • Nathania Gift of the Lord
  • Nathan gift of God
  • Nathaniel gift of God
  • Naysa miracle of God
  • Nediva noble and generous
  • Nehemiah God's compassion
  • Neria lamp of God, angel
  • Netta A plant or shrub
  • Nina girl; grace
  • Nira of the loom
  • Nirel God's field
  • Nisi emblem
  • Nitzana blossom
  • Noadiah God assembles
  • Noah comfort, wanderer
  • Obadiah servant of God
  • Odelia little wealthy one
  • Odera plough
  • Omar first son, disciple; gifted speaker; famous
  • Oprah fawn
  • Oran pale one; pine
  • Oren ash-tree, pale; pine tree
  • Osaze favoured by God
  • Osborne soldier of God
  • Oz strength
  • Palti my escape
  • Pazia golden
  • Penina jewel, coral

R through U

  • Rachel little lamb; purity
  • Raizel rose
  • Ranen joyous
  • Raphael healed by God
  • Raphaela Divine Healer
  • Raphaella healed by God
  • Ravid wander
  • Rayna pure, clean
  • Reba tied
  • Rebecca f aithful One
  • Rena peace; joyous song
  • Reuben behold, a son
  • Reuel friend of God
  • Rishon first
  • Rishona first
  • Roni shout for joy, my song of joy
  • Ruben beholf of a son
  • Ruth compassionate friend
  • Sabra thorny cactus; to rest
  • Sachiel angel of water
  • Sadie princess
  • Sagiv mighty, with strength
  • Saloma peace
  • Saloman peaceful
  • Salome asked of God
  • Sam to hear
  • Samara mountain, outlook, ruled by God
  • Samson like the sun, his ministry
  • Samson bright as the sun
  • Samuel his name is God
  • Samuela her name is God
  • Sapphire precious gem
  • Sarah princess
  • Sarai' quarrelsome
  • Sarea name of an angel
  • Saul asked for
  • Seff a wolf
  • Sela a rock
  • Seraphim burning ones, angels, ardent
  • Serafina fire, angel, seraph
  • Seraphine burning or ardent
  • Seth appointed one
  • Shaine beautiful
  • Shalom peace
  • Shana beautiful
  • Sharon princess
  • Shawn God is gracious
  • Sheba from Sheba
  • Shelah request
  • Shira song
  • Shobi glorious
  • Shoshannah rose
  • Shulamith peaceful
  • Simon he who hears
  • Simona heard
  • Simone one who hears
  • Sivan the ninth month
  • Solomon peaceful
  • Susan lily
  • Sydelle princess
  • Tabitha gazelle, roe-buck
  • Talia dew from heaven, blooming, near water
  • Talman to injure, to oppress
  • Tamara palm tree, spice
  • Tammy perfect one
  • Tema righteous, a palm tree
  • Teman right hand, south
  • Temani of Teman
  • Temina honest
  • Thaddeus Praise be to God
  • Thadine Praised
  • Thirza tweet-natured, cypress tree
  • Thomasina The twin
  • Timur iron
  • Tivon lover of nature
  • Tivona lover of nature
  • Tobias God is good
  • Toby God is Good
  • Tove good
  • Tovi good
  • Udeh praise
  • Uma nation, mother, horse
  • Uri light
  • Uriah God is light
  • Uriel light of God
  • Urit bright
  • Uzi my strength

V through Z

  • Varda rose
  • Vered rose
  • Vidette beloved
  • Yachne gracious
  • Yadid friend, beloved
  • Yadira friend
  • Yadon he will judge
  • Yaffa beautiful
  • Yakira precious
  • Yakov the supplanter, held by the heel
  • Yan God's grace
  • Yanis God's gift
  • Yarin to understand
  • Yarkona Green
  • Yaron He will Sing
  • Ydel praise
  • Yehudi praise god, a man from Judah, a jew
  • Yesmina right hand, strength
  • Yoninah dove
  • Yovela rejoicing
  • Zabulon to exhalt, honor
  • Zaccheo the one God remembers
  • Zachariah Remembered by the Lord
  • Zachary God remembers, renowned by God
  • Zahar Daybreak
  • Zahavah Golden
  • Zakai innocent, one who is pure
  • Zakia bright, pure
  • Zambda meditation
  • Zane God's grace, sea-friend
  • Zaneta God's Gracious Gift
  • Zara dawn, princess
  • Zared ambush
  • Zaza movement, flowery
  • Zazu movement
  • Zebadiah gift of the Lord
  • Zebediah God's gift
  • Zebulon home
  • Zedekiah justice of the lord
  • Zehava golden
  • Zemirah song of joy
  • Zephan treasured by God
  • Zerlinda beautiful dawn
  • Zev deer, wolf
  • Zevida gift
  • Zia to tremble, a kind of grain
  • Ziff wolf
  • Zila shadow
  • Zimra song of praise
  • Zion a sign
  • Ziona a sign
  • Zisel sweet
  • Zita the seeker; virgin
  • Ziv very bright
  • Ziva Bright, Radiant
  • Zula
  • Zuriel God is my rock

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