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Hebrew names are the bedrock of Western naming. Whether through the Bible or modern Israeli culture, Hebrew names carry layers of meaning that reward careful reading.

Quick facts: Hebrew names

  • Hebrew names dominate the Western top-100 — Noah, Elijah, Sarah, Hannah
  • Most Hebrew names have direct meaning: Noah means "rest", Hannah means "grace"
  • Old Testament Hebrew names have been popular in English since the Reformation
  • Modern Israeli names often derive from ancient Hebrew but with fresh phonology

Hebrew Girl Names

1128 girl names of Hebrew origin — showing top 120

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God is my people
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my beloved
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God is just
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delicate, slender
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my father is strength
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God is my father
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lioness
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father's joy
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lioness of God
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Meaning 'God has heard', a combination of 'Az' (God) and 'Mariah' (derived from Mary).
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Work of the Lord
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noble; God is my witness
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a doe, a gazelle
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To answer or respond
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the light of dawn; more powerful than
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father's joy
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God is my joy; A feminine form derived from 'Elijah', often seen in various cultures.
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noble
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father's joy
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lioness of God
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Grace
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I have a God
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oak tree
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lion of God
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Father's joy.; A variant of Abigail.
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God is my light'; Aureus, meaning 'golden'
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God is my strength; Water bearer
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my nation
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Noble; Beauty
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To be resolved or determined
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helper; noble
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God is my father; a combination of 'avi' (father) and 'ya' (God)
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My truth
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grace
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my father is Yahweh
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represents 'to sing'.; derived from the Old Norse name 'Arn', meaning 'eagle'.
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Exalted, Mountain
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Noble, adorned
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oak tree
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my father is joy
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זאת המובילה, המנחה
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my people
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God's gift
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The people of Yah.
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Father's joy
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Noble one; Graceful, Lord
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God has helped
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grace
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my father is joyful
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oak tree; steadfast; strong
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Delicate, refined
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God is my light
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noble, refined
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God has helped
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Lion of God
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lioness
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To ascend or go up; Of the sea
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Spring, renewal, fresh
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God has helped
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to give breath; a kind of hibiscus
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Ascent, exaltation
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my guardian
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Father's joy.; a joyful and father's source of happiness.
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Father's joy
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my father is joyful
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promised by God
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means 'one who is strong'
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great happiness
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blooming field
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afflicted by God
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My God is alive.
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God has helped
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Angel
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my lioness
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my father is joyful
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God's gift
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father's joy; father's rejoicing
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my light
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anklet
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Life, living one
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Noble
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God has reserved
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decorated
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noble, powerful
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Adorned, embellished
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noble
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God is my father
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Strength
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Lion of God.
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Lioness of God
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lion of God
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young goat
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God's people
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lioness of God
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Esonet - 'belonging to the goddess.'
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Grace of God
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God has heard
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gift of God
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Strong, lioness
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Help of God
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noble, exalted
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God is gracious.; Diminutive form of the name Allah, emphasizes closeness to God.
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The Lord is my light
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lion of God'
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servant of God
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a person of strong faith
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a form of Aviya
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God has answered
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exalted, sublime
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God has reserved
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God is my joy
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ornament
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Grassy mountain
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אֲדָרָה
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Love
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God is my strength
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Noble, kind.; Variant of Edith, associated with prosperity.
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Noble
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אֲבִיגַיִל
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Father's joy

Hebrew Boy Names

837 boy names of Hebrew origin — showing top 120

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Carried by God
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Man; human; to be red, referring to the red earth.
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a speaker, or a voice
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protected by God
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God is my help
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the one who is eternal
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A city, a place of escape
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Flock of God
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High father
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Son of the right hand; A variation of Andrew
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faithful, loyal
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brave, valiant
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The name Abram (אַבְרָם) means 'exalted father'.
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He has created
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My father is light
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earth, soil
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Exalted, strong
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the Lord has helped
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High mountain; exalted.; Brother of Moses.
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my strength); عَزِيز (dear)
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father of many
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Destruction
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Exalted, high mountain, or bearer of Light
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other
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God is my joy
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His highness.
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The name Amron (אַמְרוֹן) means 'a song' or 'to sing'.
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strength from God
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Helped by God
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Meaning 'my Lord is exalted'.
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father
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Strong,
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father of a multitude
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God has strengthened
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God is my strength
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Noble, distinguished
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Man of God
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father of many
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The witness
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High, exalted
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God is my Father
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Happy
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lion of God
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God is my strength
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My Father is Light
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God is my Father
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father of wealth
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Gatherer
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ornament of God; noble
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my brother is Yahweh
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Father; often a prefix meaning 'father of' in compound names.
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Exalted, high, lofty
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Exalted, high mountain; God is gracious; Combination of Aaron and John
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God has helped
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He has helped
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stone of help
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Yah has made
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He will be fruitful
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delight or joy
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to gather, to harvest
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father of peace
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Delicate, slender.
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my father is a servant
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Light bearer
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happy, fortunate; to bring
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My Lord
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Burden bearer
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God is my strength
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A name that can be interpreted as 'a bearer of good tidings' or 'one who is blessed'.
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Servant of God
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God is my strength
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My God is a king
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God has adored
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Exalted father, high father.
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My father is help
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God is my brother
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Father of a multitude
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exalted father
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God is with us
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lion of God
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servant
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tree of life; radiant
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God is my strength
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exalted, high
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High mountain, exalted, noble
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helped by God
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a name of God or a god
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mountain of strength; ocean, or from the hill
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Laughter
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God has given
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God is my strength
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The Lord has answered.
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Helped by God
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My father is peace
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Servant of God
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son of the right hand
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son of Zion
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Son of the right hand.
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meaning 'blessed'
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Son of the right hand.; Generally seen as a variant of 'Benjamin', commonly linked to the biblical son of Jacob.
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meaning 'son'
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Son of the earth
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Son of my right hand
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son of the right hand
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to create, to form
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son of the fruit tree; a variant of Balthasar, meaning 'Baal protects the king'
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son of my right hand
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Son of the right hand' or 'Favored son'.
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Son of the right hand
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son of the right hand
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bear; little bear
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son of the right hand; the favored one.
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A guide
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son of the right hand
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Lightning
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son of the right hand
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Blessed
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Acquired
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Yah has been gracious
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the voice of God

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Hebrew Unisex Names

8866 gender-neutral names of Hebrew origin — showing top 120

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My Lord is Yahweh
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Happy
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My father is God
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Helped by God
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Light
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my father
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the month of Adar in the Hebrew calendar, associated with joy
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truth, certainty, affirmation
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