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A list of all modern Hebrew names and their meaning. Names are sorted according to categories, including botanical names, names of places, zoological names, etc. and historical periods including modern, biblical and Talmudic eras.

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Zionism and Redemption

Hebrew Name Meaning Gender
Aluf
אַלּוּף
 		Champion; Major General (in the army).
Ami
עַמִּי
 		My people, my nation.
Amichai (Amikhai, Amihai)
עַמִּיחַי
 		My people is alive, my nation survives.
Amiram
עַמִּירָם
 		My nation is lofty, my people is supreme.
Balfur (Balfour)
בַּלְפוּר
 		The Hebrew name "Balfur" is derived of the family name of Arthur James Balfour.
Bat-Ami (Bat-Ammi)
בַּת-עַמִּי
 		Member of my people.
Bat-Zion (Bat-Tziyon)
בַּת-צִיּוֹן
 		Daughter of Zion, daughter of Jerusalem.
Ben-Zion (Benzion)
בֶּן-צִיּוֹן (בנציון)
 		Son of Zion, son of Jerusalem.
Benammi (Ben-Ammi, Ben-Ami)
בֶּן-עַמִּי
 		Member of my people.
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").
Emuna (Emunah)
אֱמוּנָה
 		Faith, belief.
Geula (Ge'ula)
גְּאוּלָה
 		Redemption, salvation.
Goel (Go'el)
גּוֹאֵל
 		Savior, liberator.
Gurion (Guryon)
גֻּרְיוֹן (גוריון)
Hemda (Chemda)
חֶמְדָּה
 		Desire, love; desired object, beautiful thing. "אֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה" (a pleasant land) is an appellation of Israel (Jeremiah 3, 19).
Herut (Cherut)
חֵרוּת
 		Liberty, freedom.
Herzl (Hertsel)
הֶרְצְל
 		The Hebrew name "Herzl" is derived of the family name of Theodor Herzl.
Ibri (Ivri)
עִבְרִי
 		An offspring of Eber, Shem's grandson; Jewish, Israelite.
Israel (Yisrael, Yisra'el)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
 		According to the Biblical explanation, the first part of the name "Israel" is derived of the verb לִשְׂרות (lisrot, "wrestle"); the second half of the name is אֵל (El, "God"). This name was given to Jacob because he wrestled with God's angel.
Israela (Yisraela, Isra'ela, Isreela)
יִשְׂרְאֵלָה
 		The name "Israela" is derived of the name "Israel".
Ivriya
עִבְרִיָּה
 		An offspring of Eber, Shem's grandson; Jewish, Israelite.
Nehama (Nechama)
נֶחָמָה
 		Condolence, consolation, comfort; redemption, salvation.
Nili
נִילִי
 		The name is an acronym composed of the first letters of the Hebrew words in the Biblical verse "the Strength of Israel will not lie" (1 Samuel 15, 29).
Oz
עֹז (עוז)
 		Valor, courage, strength.
Tchiya (Tehiyya)
תְּחִיָּה (תחייה)
 		Resurrection, rebirth, revival.
Tikvah (Tikva)
תִּקְוָה (תקווה)
 		A girl's name (in the Bible: a boy's name), which means: hope. "Hatikvah" ("The Hope") is Israel's national anthem.
Tsabar
צַבָּר
 		Indian Fig Opuntia - a cactus that grows in Israel; Sabra, native-born Israeli.
Tzofiya (Tsofiya)
צוֹפִיָּה (צופייה)
 		"צופיה" is a verb that means "(she is) watching". This verb is known from Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah: "And towards the end of the East / An eye still watches towards Zion".
Yigal (Igal, Yig'al)
יִגְאָל
 		In modern Hebrew, the name "יגאָל" sounds just like the verb "יגאַל" (the future tense masculine singular form of the verb לגאול [lig'ol]), which means: (he) will liberate.
Zion (Tziyon)
צִיּוֹן
Ziona (Tziyona)
צִיּוֹנָה