150+ Jewish Names & Suggestions

“Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First, we make our choices. Then our choices make us.” – Anne Frank

You have made your choice to bring in a new life in this beautiful world, the life that will grow with you, and bear all your good features and characteristics. If you choose to give your baby a Jewish name, it will be the best choice that you have ever made.

Judaism is among the oldest of religion and has a long history.  From the time prior to the Christian era, Judaism had its roots from the ancient civilization. Jewish last names were used as pride points to represent the parentage or religious lineage.

So, you will be in line with oldest of the heritage in case of surnames.

Jewish Surnames

Coleman	Daitch	Danzig	Deichman
Cooper	Dales	Danziger	Deitch
Cooperman	Damian	Dar	Deitchman
Copelan	Damsky	Daskal	Deitsch
Cotler	Danenberg	Daube	Delman
Covitz	Danieli	David	Dembek
Cremin	Danielson	Davidov	Dembo
Dagan	Daniely	Davidow	Demski
Dahan	Danoff	Davidowitz	Demsky
Dain	Dansky	Dayan	Denenberg

The Jewish convention was to follow the surnames according to any of the following order:

1. A Patronymically order – the surname which is followed from the father’s side
2. A Metonymical order – is the use of a mother’s or grandmother’s hereditary family surname.
3. Lineage order – derived from the traditional Israelite priesthood.
4. A Toponymical order – is based on the place of living, e.g. – town, city, region, or country.
5. Occupational order –based on the occupation of the first name bearer of the family.
6. Ashkenazic order – influenced by the European neighbors, these surnames are compounds of two features, e.g.: colors, nature, precious gems, materials, physical traits, etc.
7. Sephardic order – forced surname was given by the rulers to demarcate and put to exile.
8. An acrostic name – the name created from the initial letters of Hebrew name
9. Hebraicized name – Modern-day Jews in Israel for their traditional Hebrew roots.

Common Jewish last names

In spite of so much of wax and wane in their life the Jewish community have been successful in maintaining their solidarity with the basic culture and religion.

Here are some Common Jewish last names for your reference.

Aarons	Abelman	Chasin	Chesnick
Abadi	Abeles	Chason	Chodosh
Bernstein	Nazarian	Chazen	Cibula
Geller	Bensoussan	Cherkas	Citrin
Abutbul	Efron	Cherner	Citron
Altshuler	Cohen	Chernick	Clingerman
Blau	Cardoso	Chernin	Coblentz
Friedman	Goldmann	Cherny	Coggan
Horowitz	Cantor	Chertok	Cohen
Abulafia	Blum	Chesky	Cohn

• Let’s provide you with some meanings of the names.

• Hoffman means steward

• Abrams means High father, referring to the prophet Abraham.

• Levi means Descendant of Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah.

• Leib means Dear or beloved.

• Cantor means a synagogue singer.

Jewish First names

While you are searching for a good Jewish name for your baby, think of an un-ending list of illustrations Jews, who have brought in glory to mankind. From literature to science, to music, to film, it has been a successful journey so far. We present before you a list of first names for your cuddly one, with the hope that he or she would reach the same height of fame.

The list contains names of boys and girls, only to help your little one gets a beautiful Jewish First names

Halphen	Elan	Sackman	Reidel
Mathias	Isaac	Savitz	Kalinsky
Madalena	Jeremiah	Nacht	Israel
Elias	Joshua	Mendelson	Ross
Benjamin	Simon	Lindenberg	Scheiber
Rachel	Heba	Deutsch	Diner
Sariah	Jessica	Diamant	Diner
Yesmina	Judith	Diamond	Dinerman
Afra	Mariah	Dichter	Dinerstein
Deborah	Taanaach	Dichter	Dinkin

German Jewish last names

“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. “ – Franz Kafka May it is Austria or Poland, the life and land of the Jews were predominantly under the influence of Germans. 

So here is a list of German Jewish last names for your perusal.

Angermann	Coleman	Yampolsky	Fairman
Arnsteiner	Constaedter	Weinrich	Eichenlaub
Barber	Dinkelspuehl	Pereira	Truman
Beierthal	Dittenhoefer	Dinerstein	Davidowitz
Bischofswerder	Espen	Distel	Director
Falke	Hersch	Dobrin	Dorin
Fleiss	Immanuel	Dobrow	Dorman
Frenzdorfer	Igelheimer	Dolgin	Dorn
Goldschiner	Jelinger	Dolin	Dornbusch
Heilemann	Kossarski	Dolinsky	Doron

Popular Jewish last names

Leaving apart the apathies of history let’s celebrate the birth of a new life, who does not know the implication of war, land, and politics.  It is for us to provide him or her, the best of our earth, with the best of names.  Jewish names are widely accepted over the world.

Jewish people are well accomplished and settled all over the world.

May be you are among them, or may not be.  But don’t refrain from giving your baby the best of names that are available.

Schneider	Berg	Tenenbaum	Yurkovich
Blau	Bloomberg	Zion	Eidelman
Roth	Cohen	Uhr	Eller
Lieb	Einstein	Zuckerberg	Esterman
Adelmann	Gabel	Director	Don
Garfinkle	Krakow	Distel	Donn
Guttenberg	Leichtman	Ditch	Donner
Hamberg	Moses	Dobin	Doppelt
Jacobi	Romanoff	Fishler	Hearst
Kilman	Salzberg	Landman	Franco

The above are the list of names that you can always use for your kid. 

But beware!!

Here is a list of funny Yiddish names. These names not only sound funny but have weird meanings. We are providing you with the meanings, so you can decide for yourselves.

Funniest Jewish names

Anani	Mannis	Feivel Laski	Nirit Shmerkin
Kenaniah	Zaydel	Gedeon Steinberg	Yifat Spitzer
Shammuah	Ancel	Ximen Mazar	Ella Sarlin
Ichabod	Faivish	Jamon Hirst	Oshrit Kohnstamm
Pallu	Shimmel	Ely Kalish	Lihi Pazy
Abishag	Fogel/Vogel	Shilo Har-Zahav	Carmine Pinero
Gomer	Toiba	Jenda Laski	Aram Bomberg
Rahab	Faigel	Kaleb Ginsberg	Jantje Uki
Zibiah	Yentl	Thaddeus Benski	Yonatan Sarasohn
Hepzibah	Shoni	Jurre Chicherin	Tziyon Brann

Boys

Mannis – God is with us, Zaydel- grandfather

Girls

Gittel – good,Gently – aristocrat, made famous by Barbra Streisand

Conclusion:

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein As per the saying of the iconic person, let us imagine a better world for the young soul. Let their minds bloom with happiness and bliss.