A very good list of Hebrew baby names to help you when naming your baby. When looking at Jewish heritage and keeping with tradition, you need to look no further than AboutBabyNames.com for that perfect name.
Hebrew Baby Names
Aaliyah – high exalted, to ascend
Aaron – shining light, high mountain, messenger
Abbott – father
Abdiel – servent 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
Adon – lord
Ahab – uncle
Ahava – name of a river, love
Ahmik – strength of gods flock
Ailsa – concecrated to god
Aitan – fights of possession
Akiva – protect
Aliza – joyous
Alumit – secret
Amiel – god of my people
Amissa – friend
Amos – troubled
Anke – grace
Ann, Anne – Grace, Mercy
Anne – gracious
Araminta – lofty
Arashel – strong and protected hill
Ardon – bronze
Arella – angel messenger
Ari – lion
Ariel – lioness 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
Barnabas, 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
Beth, Bethany – Worshiper of God
Bethany – house
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
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 – elevation
Eli, Ely – 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, Elijah – Jehovah is God
Else – concecrated to god
Emanuel – god is with us
Emanuela – 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
Evelina – lifegiving
Evelyn, Eve – Life Giving
Ezekiel – strength of God
Ezio – friend, lover
Ezra – helper, salvation
Fifine, 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
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, Ivy, Iva – 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, Jay – God is my Savior
Jedidiah – beloved of the Lord
Jensine – God is gracious
Jeremiah – exalted of the Lord
Jeremiah, Jeremy – God Exalts
Jeremy – God will uplift, appointed by God
Jesse – wealthy
Jessica – God’s grace
Jessica, Jessie – Woman of Wealth
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, Joey, Joe – God Multiplies
Josephine – God will increase
Joshua – Jehova saves
Josiah – fire of the Lord
Judd – praised
Jude – praise
Judith – praise, admired
Judith, Judy – 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 – cow, weary one; glad tidings; mistress, ruler
Leah, Leigh – Weary
Ledah – birth
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, Liza – Consecrated to God
Lisabet – Consecrated to God
Lisette – Consecrated to God
Lizzie – Consecrated to God
Lot – Veiled
Madeline – woman from Magdala, one who is elevated, a high tower
Magda – high tower one who is elevated
Magdalene – A Tower
Magena – the coming moon; a covering, protection
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 – Mary 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
Nathaniel – gift of God
Nathaniel, Nathan – 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; praise God
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
Rachel – little lamb, an ewe, one with purity
Raizel – rose
Ranen – joyous
Raphael – healed by God
Raphaela – Divine Healer
Raphaella – healed by God
Ravid – wander
Rayna – pure, clean
Rebecca – bound, tied
Rebecca, Reba – Faithful 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, guarded by God; seedling
Samson – like the sun, his ministry
Samson, Sam – 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
Seraphina – afire, angel, seraph
Seraphine, Serafina – 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 – sweet-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
Varda – rose
Vered – Rose
Vidette – The 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
Zilla – Shadow
Zimra – Song of Praise
Zion – a sign
Ziona – a sign
Zisel – sweet
Zita – the seeker; virgin
Ziv – very bright
Ziva – Bright, Radiant
Zuriel – God is my rock
