Yiddish baby Boy names, including some unique, traditional, and most popular names.
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Yiddish Boy Names

  • Aber

    Yiddish form of Abraham which means Father of a might nation.

  • Aberlin

    Yiddish form of Abraham which means Father of a multitudes.

  • Abrasha

    Yiddish form of Abraham, meaning Father of a multitudes.

  • Ahron

    Yiddish form of Aaron, meaning mountain.

  • Aizik

    Yiddish form of Yitzchak, meaning he will laugh.

  • Ancel

    Fortunate, blessed, happy

  • Anschil

    Yiddish form of Asher, meaning fortunate, blessed, and happy.

  • Anshel

    Yiddish form of Asher, meaning fortunate, blessed, and happy.

  • Arele

    Yiddish form of Aaron, meaning mountain.

  • Arke

    The light-bringer.

  • Aver

    Aver is the short form of Abraham and means father of multitude.

  • Avrom

    A form of Abraham, meaning father of a multitude.

  • Beynish

    Blessed

  • Breine

    One who is blessed.

  • Chatzkel

    God strengthens.

  • Dovid

    Yiddish form of David, meaning beloved.

  • Dudel

    One who is beloved, favorite or darling.

  • Elye

    A form of Elijah, meaning height or ascension.

  • Faivish

    Someone with a bright and radiant personality.

  • Fayvel

    Bright and radiant.

  • Fivel

    Nursing

  • Froim

    A form of Ephraim, meaning fruitful.

  • Gel

    The yellow color

  • Hersh

    Deer, Hart; A deer; A variant of Hersch

  • Hershel

    Deer, Hart; A deer; A variant of Hersch



  • Hersz

    Lord of the manor or house owner.

  • Heschel

    Yiddish word for deer.

  • Hirsch

    Deer, Hart; A deer; A variant of Hersch

  • Hirschel

    Deer

  • Hirsh

    Deer, Hart; A deer; A variant of Hersch

  • Izik

    A form of Isaac, meaning he laughs, laughter.

  • Josef

    Hebrew - Yahweh will add; God Will Multiply; God will rise; A variant of Joseph

  • Lantz

    Yiddish form of Lancer. It means spear.

  • Malgrim

    One with individuality and independence

  • Menahem

    One who consoles or provide comfort, name given to a child born after the death of older sibling.

  • Mendeley

    Comforter, full of comfort.

  • Moishe

    Clearance on unfruitful land, Defrayal on barren land.

  • Ner

    Candle or light

  • Raysel

    The flower rose.

  • Schmuel

    God has heard.

  • Shelomoh

    A form of Solomon, meaning peace.

  • Teive

    Yahweh is good.

  • Velvel

    Wolf

  • Yankel

    Yahweh may protect.

  • Yehoshua

    Yahweh is salvation.

  • Yehudi

    Praise

  • Yitzhak

    A form of Isaac. It means he laughs or laughter.

  • Yochanan

    Yahweh is merciful.

  • Zalman

    A variant of Solomon, meaning peace.

  • Zeide

    Yiddish word for grandfather.



  • Zelig

    A happy and cheerful man.

  • Zemel

    Yiddish word for bread.

  • Zindel

    Defender of man.

  • Zon

    Yiddish - Little Son; A contraction of the Yiddish name Zondal

  • Zondal

    Little son


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