Herschell - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Herschell \he-rsche-ll, her(s)-chell\ is a variant of Hershel (Yiddish), and the meaning of Herschell is "deer".

The baby name Herschell sounds like Herschel and Hirschel. Other similar baby names are Heschel, Hirschl and Hersch.

Herschell is a very rare male first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Herschell. Compare Herschell with related baby names.