Alter אלטר Alter means old in Yiddish.

Common yiddish male names. Liebel A diminutive of Lieb this name also means lion Mendel Mendel means he who comforts Motke Motke is the Yiddish version of Mordechai Queen Esthers uncle and one of the heroes of the Purim story. Ayzik Kopl Zalmen Zanvl and Ziml. Yiddish names have since experienced a decline in frequency.

Yiddish form of Hebrew Moshe meaning drawn out MORDCHE מארדכע. Freyde Frumet Golde Gute Mine Raytse Toybe and Zelde. In Yiddish names creative spellings a frequent complaint on Internet baby name discussion boards are not only common but necessary.

Jewish parents may want to honor an ancestor with a Yiddish name or simply find names for a son or daughter that honor the Yiddish language as a component of their Jewish heritage. Often paired with the Hebrew name Chanoch meaning educated educate the child Proverbs 226. BIELKA BIELKE beautiful white BLIMA BLUMA flower BREINDEL brunette.

Yiddish Sonny boySmall boy Zundel Zundil Zundul. View the latest boy and girl Yiddish names at Mom365. If youre still on the search for a baby name take a look at our list of the years 100 most popular names for boys.

Benjamin The last-born of Jacobs thirteen children. Yiddish name derived from Hebrew Menashsheh meaning comforter MOISHE. Anshel אנשיל m Yiddish Rare.

Anshl Berman Herts Hirsh Leyb Lipman Mendl and Volf. A variant of Hersch. The name insinuates that the person should remain as pure as a small child throughout his life.