| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Almog
אַלְמוֹג | Coral. |   |
Aryeh (Arye)
אַרְיֵה | Lion. | |
Aya (Aiah)
אַיָּה | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). buzzard (a type of raptor). | |
Ayal
אַיָּל | Deer. | |
Ayala
אַיָּלָה | Hind, doe, female deer | |
Ayelet
אַיֶּלֶת | Hind, doe, female deer. | |
Deborah (Dvora)
דְּבוֹרָה | Bee. | |
Dov
דֹב (דוב) | Bear. | |
Dror
דְּרוֹר | Freedom, liberty; sparrow. | |
Drora (Derora)
דְּרוֹרָה | The name "דרורה" is derived of the word דרור (dror, "Freedom", "liberty"; "sparrow"). | |
Drorit (Derorit)
דְּרוֹרִית | The name "דרורית" is derived of the word דרור (dror, "Freedom", "liberty"; "sparrow"). | |
Dvorit
דְּבוֹרִית | The name "Dvorit" is derived of the word "דבורה" (dvora, "bee"). | |
Gur
גּוּר | Cub, puppy. | |
Hasida (Chasida)
חֲסִידָה | Pious, righteous, kind; a follower of Hasidic Judaism - the religious movement of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (Ba'al Shem Tov); stork (a bird). | |
Haya (Chaya)
חַיָּה | Animal; life, vitality. | |
Huldah (Hulda, Chulda)
חֻלְדָּה (חולדה) | In the Bible: a woman's name. Later on: also "rat". | |
Jael (Yael, Ya’el)
יָעֵל | A kind of a mountain goat (capra baden). | |
Jonah (Yona)
יוֹנָה | Dove, pigeon. | |
Keren
קֶרֶן | (Animal's) horn; shofar; horn (the musical instrument); ray, beam (of light); fund, capital. | |
Kfir
כְּפִיר | Yong lion. | |
Margalit
מַרְגָּלִית | Pearl; a precious object. | |
Nahshon (Nachshon)
נַחְשׁוֹן | Darter ("snake-bird"). A bird who has a long and flexible snake-like neck. | |
Ofer (Opher)
עֹפֶר (עופר) | Fawn, the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc. | |
Ofri (Ophri)
עָפְרִי (עופרי) | The name "Ofri" is derived of the word "עופר" (ofer, "fawn", "the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc."). | |
Ophrah (Ofra)
עָפְרָה (עופרה) | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name), which means: female fawn, the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc. | |
Peninnah (Pnina)
פְּנִנָּה (פנינה) | In modern Hebrew, the name "פְּנִנָּה" (Pnina) sounds like the word פְּנִינָה (pnina, "pearl"). | |
Rachel
רָחֵל | Ewe, female sheep. | |
Rechela (Rehela)
רְחֵלָה | Ewe, female sheep. | |
Reem (Re'em)
רְאֵם | Oryx. | |
Salit (Sal'it)
סַלְעִית | Wheatear, oenanthe (bird). The name of the bird, "סַלְעִית" (sal'it) is derived of the word "סֶלַע" (sela, "rock"). | |
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