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Boy Names of Hebrew Origin
Hebrew baby names and what they mean, with 487 results. Usage of these boy names reached its apex in the 1980s (USAGE OF 31.4%) and is somewhat lower today (USAGE 21.7%, DOWN 30.7%), with names such as Ben becoming somewhat dated. The most trendy baby names here are Ezra (#59), Asher (#47), Ezekiel (#87), Elias (#67) and Axel (#94), while Arial (TOP 94%) and Ellias (56%) are common surnames. Here is the list of Hebrew names for girls.
Aaron - Achishar
Aaron
"Mountain of strength." Aadon is also a somewhat popular baby name. From the Hebrew "har on", or ..
Abbas
"Stern, somber; father." Popular as last names. Compare Abbas (TOP 6%) and popular -as surnames Aas (TOP 46%), Adas (54%). In Arabic, this name is used ..
Abdi
"My servant." Abdi is an unusual given name, registering regularly (TOP 9%) as a surname. See also Abot. Biblical name.
Abe1▼
Short form of Abner, Abraham, and .. Abe became more popular in 2018, gaining +73 rankings as a children's name to reach #1859.
Abel▲, var. Abe2▼
"Breath, vapour." Abe (TOP 7%), Abel (1%), Abele (11%), Abell (3%) and Able (8%) are found often as surnames. From the Hebrew name Hevel, and ..
Abia
"God is my father." Compare surnames Abid (UPPER 22%), Abila (15%). Biblical name used for both men ..
Abid
"God's worshipper; God knows." Anid and Asid are creative forms.
Abiel
"My father is the Lord." Not that popular as a children's name. Biblical name that the Puritans used ..
Abimelech
"The king is my father." Outside Top 2000. Used occasionally in the 19th century.
Abir
"Aroma; strong." Abeer and variants were not among 2018's Top names.
Abisha
"Gift of God." Abisha, Abidja, etc. were not Top birth names in 2018.
Abner, var. Abe3▼
"Father of light." Usage of Abner, Abnar, etc. as children's names in 2018 was 6.8% more than the previous year. Biblical ..
Abraham▲, var. Abram1▲, Abe4▼
"Father of a multitude (of nations)." A highly familiar birth name (#164 IN CURRENT LIST), Abraham is also used often as a last name. The Hebrew form is Avraham. Biblical ..
Abram2▲, var. Abe▼
"High father." Abe (UPPER 7%), Abram (4%), Abramo (22%), Avram (32%) and Bram (20%) are found commonly as last names. Variant of Abraham ..
Absalom
"Father is peace." Absolom and variants are rare as birth names. From Avshalom ..
Achav
"Father's brother." Achav and Achiav are not in the Top 2000. Biblical name.
Achava
"Friendship." Not in Top 2000.
Achidan
"My brother judged." Achidan, Amidan, etc. are uncommon as children's names. Biblical name.
Acim
"God will judge." Unusual. Acim, Achim, Ahim (compare Azim) ends with the masculine -im.
Achishar
"My brother sings." Not that prominent as a baby name. Biblical name.
Quick Reference
Summary Index of names [and variants] for Hebrew names for boys.
1. Aaron - AchisharAaron [Aron, ..], Abbas, Abdi, Abe▼, Abel▲ [Abe▼], Abia, Abid, Abiel [Aviel], Abimelech, Abir, Abisha, Abner [Avner, ..], Abraham▲ [Ibrahim▲, ..], Abram▲ [Avram, ..], Absalom [Avshalom], Achav, Achava, Achidan, Acim, Achishar
Adael, Adam▼ [Edom], Adar, Adel, Adiv, Adlai [Atli], Admon, Adnah, Adonia [Adonia], Adriel▲, Ahab, Ahiram, Akim, Akiva, Alon, Alpheus, Aluf, Amal, Amasa, Amiel
Amir▲, Amit, Amitai, Ammon, Amos▼, Amram, Ardon, Ari▲ [Ary], Ariel▲ [Ari▲], Arliss, Armon, Arnan, Arni, Arnon, Aron, Arvad, Ary, Asa, Asael, Asaph
Ashbel, Asher▲, Atli, Aviel, Aviram, Avram, Avishai, Avital, Aviv, Avner, Avshalom, Axel▲, Azariah▲, Azrael, Azriel, Barack, Baram, Baruch, Becher, Ben▼
Benjamin▲ [Jamin, ..], Benoni, Benzion, Bethel, Boaz, Cain▲ [Kain], Cal, Caleb [Kaleb, ..], Carmelo▲ [Karmel], Cephas, Chai, Chaim▲ [Hyman▼, ..], Chan, Chanan, Chaniel, Chanoch [Hanoch], Chaviv, Cherut, Choni, Dagan
Damek, Dan▼, Daniel▼ [Dan▼], Dar, Dathan, David▼, Dekel, Deker, Diego, Dor, Doron, Dov, Eben, Ebenezer [Eben], Eden▲, Eder, Edom, Efrain, Efrat, Efron
Ehud, Eilam, Eilon [Ilan, ..], Eilad, Eion, Elchanan [Elkanah], Eleazar [Ely, ..], Eli▲ [Ely], Eliachim, Eliam, Eliana, Elias▲ [Ilya, ..], Elihu, Elijah▲ [Ely, ..], Elimelech, Eliron, Eliphalet, Elisha [Eli▲], Eliyahu, Elkanah
Elliot▲ [Eli▲], Ellis▲, Elon▲, Elrad, Ely, Emmanuel▲ [Manuel▼, ..], Enoch [Chanoch], Enos▼, Eoin, Ephah, Ephraim▲ [Efrain], Eran, Erez, Eron, Esau, Esias, Ethan, Evan, Ezekiel▲ [Haskel], Ezer
Ezra▲ [Ezer, ..], Gabriel▲, Gad, Gal, Galil, Gamaliel, Gedaliah, Gefen, Geremia, Gershom, Gevariah, Giacomo, Gian, Gibor, Gideon▲ [Hedeon], Gilad, Gilam, Gilon, Giovanni▲ [Jovan, ..], Giuseppe
Goliath, Gomer, Goren, Gur, Habakkuk, Hadar, Hadriel, Haim, Ham, Hamish, Hanoch, Hans▼ [Hansel], Hansel, Harel [Harrell], Harrell, Haskel, Hazaiah, Heber, Hedeon, Hesed
Hevel, Hezekiah▲, Hieremias, Hillel, Hiram▼, Hosea▼, Hovannes, Huon, Hyman▼, Iago, Ibrahim▲, Ichabod, Idan, Ido, Ieuan, Ike▼, Ilan [Eilon], Ilias, Ilya, Immanuel▲
Ioanis, Ioakim, Iosef, Ira▼, Isaac▲ [Yitzhak, ..], Isaiah▲, Ishmael, Israel▲, Issachar, Itai, Itamar, Ivan▲, Iyar, Jabez, Jabin, Jacan, Jace▲, Jachin, Jack, Jacob [Shamus, ..]
Jacques, Jadon▼, Jael, Jaime, Jairus, Jakeem, James▼ [Seamus, ..], Jamin, Jan▼ [Hans▼], Janna, Japheth, Jarah [Jeriah], Jareb, Jared▼, Jascha, Jason▼ [Jace▲], Javan, Jean▼, Jed▼, Jediah
Jedidiah▲ [Jed▼], Jehoiakim [Yakim, ..], Jehu, Jens, Jeremiah▲ [Geremia], Jeriah [Jarah], Jeriel, Jesimiel, Jesse▼, Jesus, Jethro, Jim▼, Joab, Joachim [Yakim, ..], Joash, Job [Joab], Joed, Joel, John▼ [Zane▲, ..], Jon▼
Jonah▲, Jonathan▼ [Jon▼], Joram, Jordan▼ [Jory, ..], Jory, Jose▼, Joseph▼ [Yusuf▲, ..], Joshua▼, Josiah▲, Jotham, Jovan, Juan▼, Jubal, Judah▲, Kadmiel, Kahn, Kain, Kaleb [Caleb], Kaniel, Karmel [Carmelo▲]
Katzir, Kefir, Kemuel, Kenan [Kain], Keon, Kerem, Kershet, Koren, Koresh, Laban, Lazarus, Lemuel▼, Levi▲, Lidon, Liron, Lot, Magal, Mahlon, Malachi▲, Malki
Manasseh, Manoach, Manuel▼, Marom, Masos, Mataniah, Matthew▼ [Matthias▲], Matthias▲, Mayer [Meyer▼, ..], Mayhew, Mazor, Medad, Meged, Meir [Meyer▼, ..], Melchisedek, Menachem▲ [Nachum], Meshach, Methuselah, Meyer▼ [Meir, ..], Micah▲
Michael▼, Migdal, Moab, Mordecai, Moriel, Moses▼, Naaman, Nachman [Menachem▲], Nachshon, Nachum, Naftali, Nagid, Nahir, Naman, Nathan, Nathaniel [Nathan], Navon, Nehemiah▲, Ner, Nezer
Nimrod, Nissan, Nissim, Noah▲, Noam, Nuriel, Obadiah [Oved], Ofir [Ophir], Ohad, Omar, Omri, Ophir [Ofir], Or, Oren, Oron, Osher, Othniel, Oved, Oz, Pace
Pagiel, Paltiel, Pazel, Pedahel, Peleh, Peretz, Perl, Pesach, Porat, Poriel, Quin, Racham, Rafael▲ [Raphael▲], Ram, Raphael▲ [Rafael▲], Reuben▼, Reuel, Rishon, Rozen, Sachar
Sachiel, Sagiv, Salem, Samael, Samson▲ [Shem], Samuel [Shem], Sapir, Saul, Savyon, Seamus [Shamus], Sean▼ [Shawn▼, ..], Sela, Seraphim, Seth▼, Shaan, Shabat, Shachar, Shafir, Shai, Shalom [Solomon▲]
Shamir, Shamus, Shane▼, Shani, Shawn▼, Shem, Shia, Shiloh▲, Shomer, Shoval, Simcha, Simeon, Simon▲ [Simeon], Sinjin, Sion [Zion▲], Solomon▲, Tabor, Tal, Talmai, Talmon
Tamir, Temani, Teom, Terach, Tobias▲, Tor, Tuvya, Udi, Uri, Uriah▲ [Uri], Uriel▲, Uziah, Uziel, Vanya, Ximenes, Yaakov [Iago], Yaar, Yakar, Yakim, Yann
Yannis, Yaphet [Japheth], Yehudi [Judah▲], Yishachar [Issachar], Yitzhak, Yochanan, Yonas, Yovanny, Yusuf▲, Zaccheus, Zachariah▲ [Zachary▼, ..], Zachary▼, Zadok, Zahavi, Zalman, Zane▲, Zared, Zebediah, Zebulon, Zedekiah
Zephaniah, Zerach, Zev▲, Zimran, Zion▲ [Sion], Ziv, Zuriel
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