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Hebrew baby names

Hebrew names come from the ancient language of the Hebrew Bible and have been carried into most European languages through centuries of Bible translation. Many are theophoric — built around a reference to God, as in Daniel ("God is my judge") — while others come from nature, family words and the patriarchs, matriarchs and prophets of the texts.

Many Hebrew names exist in several forms (Hannah, Chana, Anna). Pick the form whose spelling and pronunciation your family will actually use day to day.