Hebrew Names
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Zoological Hebrew Names
Almog
אַלְמוֹג
Coral.
Aryeh (Arye)
אַרְיֵה
Lion.
Aya (Aiah)
אַיָּה
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). buzzard (a type of raptor).
Ayal
אַיָּל
Deer.
Ayala
אַיָּלָה
Hind, doe, female deer
Ayelet
אַיֶּלֶת
Hind, doe, female deer.
Deborah (Dvora)
דְּבוֹרָה
Bee.
Dov
דֹב (דוב)
Bear.
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").
Dvorit
דְּבוֹרִית
The name "Dvorit" is derived of the word "דבורה" (dvora, "bee").
Gur
גּוּר
Cub, puppy.
Hasida (Chasida)
חֲסִידָה
Pious, righteous, kind; a follower of Hasidic Judaism - the religious movement of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (Ba'al Shem Tov); stork (a bird).
Haya (Chaya)
חַיָּה
Animal; life, vitality.
Huldah (Hulda, Chulda)
חֻלְדָּה (חולדה)
In the Bible: a woman's name. Later on: also "rat".
Jael (Yael, Ya’el)
יָעֵל
A kind of a mountain goat (capra baden).
Jonah (Yona)
יוֹנָה
Dove, pigeon.
Keren
קֶרֶן
(Animal's) horn; shofar; horn (the musical instrument); ray, beam (of light); fund, capital.
Kfir
כְּפִיר
Yong lion.
Margalit
מַרְגָּלִית
Pearl; a precious object.
Nahshon (Nachshon)
נַחְשׁוֹן
Darter ("snake-bird"). A bird who has a long and flexible snake-like neck.
Ofer (Opher)
עֹפֶר (עופר)
Fawn, the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc.
Ofri (Ophri)
עָפְרִי (עופרי)
The name "Ofri" is derived of the word "עופר" (ofer, "fawn", "the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc.").
Ophrah (Ofra)
עָפְרָה (עופרה)
A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name), which means: female fawn, the offspring of deer, gazelle, etc.
Peninnah (Pnina)
פְּנִנָּה (פנינה)
In modern Hebrew, the name "פְּנִנָּה" (Pnina) sounds like the word פְּנִינָה (pnina, "pearl").
Rachel
רָחֵל
Ewe, female sheep.
Rechela (Rehela)
רְחֵלָה
Ewe, female sheep.
Reem (Re'em)
רְאֵם
Oryx.
Salit (Sal'it)
סַלְעִית
Wheatear, oenanthe (bird). The name of the bird, "סַלְעִית" (sal'it) is derived of the word "סֶלַע" (sela, "rock").
Shahaf (Shachaf)
שַׁחַף
Seagull.
Shunit
שׁוּנִית
The word "שׁוּנִית", or "שֻׁנִּית" means: reef.
Snait (Sena'it)
סְנָאִית
Female squirrel.
Tsedef (Zedef)
צֶדֶף
Shell, nacre.
Tzufit (Tsufit, Tsoofit)
צוּפִית
Sunbird. It feeds mainly on nectar (צוף , tsuf) and insects.
Vardit
וַרְדִּית
The namd "Vardit" may be derived of the flower's name "וֶרֶד" (vered, "rose"). "Vardit" is also the name of a small pinkish bird (Rosefinch).
Yeela (Ye'ela)
יְעֵלָה
The female of the יעל (yael, a kind of a mountain goat).
Zeeb (Zeev, Ze'ev)
זְאֵב
Wolf.
Zeeva (Ze'eva)
זְאֵבָה
Female wolf.
Zipporah (Tsipora)
צִפּוֹרָה (ציפורה)
The name is derived of the word ציפור (tsipor, “bird”).
Zvi (Tsvi)
צְבִי
Gazelle.
Zviya (Tsviya)
צְבִיָּה
Female gazelle.