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Yiddish
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Yiddish
is a mixture of mainly German and Hebrew that is spoken in Jewish
communities throught the world. Since it has been spoken in so many
different countries, alongside so many different languages, it has
picked up a lot of local names which were used as "translations"
of Hebrew names. Many Jews still use the custom of giving children
a "secular" name and a Hebrew name. The names are not
necessarily related to each other. This list is of Yiddish forms
of names spoken in various countries. There may be different forms
of different names, depending on where the community was located.
This list is by no means comprehensive!
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Spoken in: Israel, and Jewish communities throughout Europe, the USA, Canada and the rest of the world |
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Girls'
Names
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Yiddish Form(s) |
Boys'
Names
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Yiddish Form(s) |
| Agnes | Sender, Zindel | ||
| Aleksandra, Aleksandrine | Mannes, Manish* | ||
| Adelheyd, Adelheyt | Anton | ||
| Anastazya | Sharl, Karl | ||
| Danieyl, Daniel | |||
| Hene, Henda, Hendel, Henye | Devel, Dovidke, Dovid'l, Dudel | ||
| Antonye, Toni | |||
| Barbara | Eduard | ||
| Aygen | |||
| Beyla, Beylke | Frants | ||
| Friederikh, Friedrikh | |||
| Karola, Karoline, Karla | Gavrel, Gavriel | ||
| Reyna, Raine, Katrine, Katarine | Georg, Gershon** | ||
| Tsetsilye, Tsilli | Gerhart | ||
| Gregor | |||
| Klara, Klere, Klerkhen | Henech, Haynrikh | ||
| Dorotea | Yitshok, Eisig, Itzig, Itzik | ||
| Elizabet, Betti, Bettina, Erzshebet | Yankel, Yekel, Yuki, Kapel, Koppel | ||
| Amali, Amaliye | Khayim, Khayem | ||
| Ester, Esteri, Sterna, Sterlein, Sterel | Shon, Yohan, Yan | ||
| Khava, Chavaleh | Yos, Yossele, Yussel | ||
| Frantizka, Frentse, Franya | Yuliyan | ||
| Krase, Krashe, Krasil, Kresl, Krose, Krosl, Kruse | Yustin | ||
| Helena, Ela | Lorents, Loritz | ||
| Yakobine | Leonhard, Leonhart | ||
| Yachna, Yachne | Lui, Ludvig | ||
| Yozefine, Yozefa | Lekash, Lekish, Lekesh** | ||
| Judes, Judis, Judit | Markus, Marks, Markl, Merkl | ||
| Yulya, Yulye, Yulyen | Martin | ||
| Kaila, Loyra | Matisyahu, Matisye, Matias | ||
| Lili, Lilke | Michoel, Michael, Michaelis, Mikhael | ||
| Ludvika, Luize | Nikoloys, Klos, Miklosh | ||
| Lutsya | Poyl | ||
| Magda | Piers, Peter | ||
| Margret, Margarete, Perele*, Perle* | Filip | ||
| Marta | Rudolf | ||
| Mira, Mirele, Mariyashe, Mishke | Rikhard | ||
| Kaila | Robert | ||
| Natalie, Natalia | Shmuel | ||
| Poyla | Shimel, Shimmel | ||
| Rahel, Rochel, Rekel, Raske | Stefan | ||
| Raizel, Rushke, Rozeh, Raisa | Teodor, Dodres | ||
| Sonye, Tsofe, Socha | Tomas | ||
| Stefanie, Stefanye, Stefanya | |||
| Zusa** | Viktor | ||
| Vintsents | |||
| Vilyam, Vilhelm | |||
| Zekharye, Zekharyahu |
* Names that mean approximately
the same thing
** Names that have no etymological connection, but were used as a local
form of a name due to its sounding similar.