Aaliyah
Hebrew - Female
Ascend, highly exalted. Made popular due to the late R&B singer/actress Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001).
Popular Hebrew Baby Names
Aaron
Hebrew - Male
Lofty, exalted, high mountain. Biblically, Aaron was Moses' older brother (and keeper by God's command). He was first high priest of the Israelites, remembered for the miraculous blossoming of his staff or rod.
Abbey
Hebrew - Female
Diminutive of Abigail: Father rejoiced, or father's joy. Gives joy. The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament King David's third wife, described as "good in discretion and beautiful in form."
Abbie
Hebrew - Female
Diminutive of Abigail: Father rejoiced, or father's joy. Gives joy. The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament King David's third wife, described as "good in discretion and beautiful in form."
Abbott
Hebrew - Male
Abbey father.
Abby
Hebrew - Female
Form of Abigail: Father of joy.
Abe
Hebrew - Male
Diminutive of Abraham: Father of a multitude. In Genesis the Old Testament patriarch Abram's name was changed to Abraham when it was revealed he would be father of the Hebrew nation. Further popularized by 19th century US president Abraham Lincoln.
Abel
Hebrew - Male
Breath, son, breathing spirit. In the Old Testament, Abel was the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain in a fit of jealousy.
Abie
Hebrew - Male
Form of Abraham: Father of a multitude.
Abigail
Hebrew - Female
Father rejoiced, or father's joy. Gives joy. The intelligent, beautiful Abigail was Old Testament King David's third wife, described as 'good in discretion and beautiful in form.' In the 1916 play The Scornful Lady, Abigail was a lady's maid.
Abner
Hebrew - Male
Father is light, or father of light. The Old Testament Abner was Saul's cousin and army commander, a clever strategist. Abner became fashionable after the Reformation. 'Li'l Abner', was the hero of a comic strip by cartoonist Al Capp.
Abraham
Hebrew - Male
Father of a multitude.
Abram
Hebrew - Male
High father.
Adah
Hebrew - Female
Beautiful addition.
Adam
Hebrew - Male
Red earth.
Adams
Hebrew - Male
Variant of Adam: Man of the red earth. Adam was the first man created by God.
Aden
Hebrew - Male
Variant of Adin: Attractive, handsome, pleasure given. Adin was a biblical exile who returned to Israel from Babylon.
Adlai
Hebrew - Male
Refuge of God.
Adley
Hebrew - Male
Just.
Aliza
Hebrew - Female
Joyous.
