ArousiערוסיJewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic Yemenite Jewish and Arabic name possibly deriving from Arabic words aroosi, "bridal, relating to a wedding", rousi, "groom". El Aroussi, a variant, is found densely in Morocco and Francophone populations (France, Canada).
Ben Nunבן נוןHebrew Joshua or Yehoshua Ben Nun functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua
Ben Orבן אורHebrew Means "son of the light" in Hebrew. (see Or)
DvirדְּבִירHebrew Surname that also used as a first name, probably means "inner room" and related to The Holy of Holies. It is a term in the Hebrew Bible which refers to the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle where God dwelt and later the Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept during the First Temple, which could be entered only by the High Priest on Yom Kippur after sanctifying himself.
EliamאֵלִיעַםHebrew Combination of Eli 2, means "my God" and 'am, meaning "people, nation". Eliam was the name of a biblical character listed in the Books of Samuel as one of "The Thirty."
Elimelechאלימלך, אלי-מלךHebrew Means "My God is a King" in Hebrew.
Elkayamאלקיים, אל-קייםHebrew Means "God is exist" in Hebrew. From the words el, "God" and kayam, "exist".
ElzeaHebrew (Gallicized, Rare), American (South, Gallicized, Rare) The name means G-d’s help It is a French transition of the Hebrew name Eleazar applied to Jews that came to France by way of Egypt. Later it was carried over to the French Caribbean mainly St. Martinique which was the first major Jewish settlement in the Caribbean, but the name also spread to other Latin American Islands including Mexico... [more]
EranעֵרָןHebrew From the Hebrew name Eran meaning "watchful, vigilant".
EzerעזרHebrew Means "helping" or "to help" in Hebrew.
FaranפארןHebrew The name of a desert mentioned in the Bible where Ishmael settled after his wanderings with his mother Hagar. The Israelites also came to this desert on their journey from the Sinai desert.
FarkashפרקשHebrew Hebrew transcription of Farkas, famous bearer is Israeli singer and actress Amit Farkash (or Farkas)
Gilmorגִּילְמוֹר / גִּיל-מוֹרHebrew (Modern) Combination of the surnames Gil and Mor, means "happy myrrh" in Hebrew, also a modern Hebrew version of the surname Gilmore.
GursulturגרסלתרJewish (Latinized), Kurdish, Hebrew This name is a composition of the following words: GUR; Hebrew for "lion cub", SUL; which is an abbreviation of Suleman (Kurdish for king Solomon), TUR; this word is derived from the Arba'ah Turim. The Arbaáh Turim are often called simply the Tur, which is an important Halakhic code.... [more]
HacohenהכהןHebrew Means "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word ha which means "the", and the surname Cohen.
JehleHebrew Jehle-Romanov surname was given name of monarchical leaders over the areas of eastern Eurasia known as Russia and all Russia's yet upon revolution family erroneously reported all dead. Most family of Alexander died while remaining in Russia, while those whom escaped circa 1880 survived... [more]
KochaviכוכביHebrew From Hebrew כוכב (kokhav) meaning "star", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the old German element stern "star". For example, it was adopted as a surname by the Romanian-born Israeli archaeologist and university professor Moshe Kochavi (1928-2008), whose birth surname was Stern.
KorenSlovene, Hebrew Koren is a surname which has multiple origins. Koren may be a variant of the German occupational surname Korn, meaning a dealer in grain. Alternatively, it may be a variant of the Greek female name Kora... [more]
KoschekHebrew Derives from the ancient Hebrew given name "Yaakov" meaning "following-after".
MargulisמרגליתHebrew Margulis is a surname that is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word מרגלית (Israeli Hebrew /maʁɡaˈlit/), meaning 'pearl,'
OphirאוֹפִירHebrew From the given name Ophir. Ophir (or Ofir) is originally a biblical place name. In the days of KingSolomon, Ophir was metioned as the name of a land, full of abudant natural treasures such as gold, silver, etc.
OrאוֹרHebrew Means "light" in Hebrew and used as both first name and surname in Israel.
SegevשגבHebrew Means "exaltation, greatness" in Hebrew.
SelaסֶלַעHebrew Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. Famous bearer is the Israeli model, actress and television presenter Rotem Sela (born 1983)
ShabtaiשַׁבְּתָאִיHebrew Shabtai is the Hebrew name for the planet Saturn.
ShaniשָׁנִיHebrew Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew. From the given name Shani 1.
SharonשרוןHebrew From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel.
Shemtovשמטוב, שם-טובHebrew (Modern) Means "good name", derived from Hebrew שם (shem) means "name" and טוב (tov) means "good".
TshuvaתְּשׁוּבָהHebrew Means "answer" or "returning" in Hebrew. The term חוזר בתשובה which means "returning to the faith", reffers to a person who becomes more religious person in Judaism.
TzviצביHebrew From the given name Tzvi, means "gazelle, roebuck" in Hebrew.
Tzviadצְבִיעָד / צבי-עדHebrew (Modern) Combination of the name Tzvi and the word עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity". The illustration of the gazelle, along with the value of eternity, creates a meaning that represents the beauty and existence of the Land of Israel.
TzvielצביאלHebrew (Modern) Means "gazelle of god" in Hebrew, from the given name Tzvi combined with el which means "God".
Yomtovיומטוב, יום-טובHebrew (Modern) Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (yom) means "day" and טוב (tov) means "good".
YovelיוֹבֵלHebrew Means "jubilee" or "anniversary" in Hebrew, usually refers to a 50 years anniversary.
ZahaviזהביHebrew, Jewish From Hebrew זהב (zahav) meaning "gold", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the element gold, such as Goldman, Goldstein or Goldberg.