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Erith. In Hebrew, this girl's name means “flower.”. 9. Naomi. Naomi is a feminine name of Hebrew origin with celebrity status (think: Naomi Campbell and Naomi Watts) and a meaning of ...
Pages in category "Hebrew feminine given names" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, Modern: Mīryam, Tiberian: Mīryām) is a feminine given name recorded in Biblical Hebrew in the Book of Exodus as the name of the sister of Moses, the prophetess Miriam. [1] Spelling variants include French Myriam, German Mirjam, Mirijam; hypocoristic forms include Mira, Miri and Mimi (commonly given in Israel). [2]
Hannah (name) Hannah spelled ', Hanna, Hana', Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'.
Rachel (given name) Rachel ( Hebrew: רָחֵל, Modern: Raḥel, Tiberian: Rāḫēl, Rāḥēl ), meaning "ewe", [ 1][ 2] is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob .
In Modern Hebrew, Sarah (שָׂרָה) is the feminine form of the word for "minister". In the United States, Sarah has been counted among the top 150 given names since 1880, when name popularity statistics were first recorded in the United States. Sarah was ranked among the top 10 names from 1978 to 2002, reaching a plateau of popularity ...
Meaning. "praised" or "Woman of Judea". Other names. Related names. Judy, Judah. Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yəhūdīt (יְהוּדִית), meaning "praised" and also more literally "Woman of Judea ". It is the feminine form of Judah. Judith appeared in the Hebrew Bible as one of Esau 's wives, while the ...
Esther ( Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther . According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle"). Her name was changed to Esther to hide her identity upon becoming queen of Persia.