Female names:
Warda, Wardah (Judeo–Arabic) means “rose” in Arabic.
Male names:
Wahnun is the Judeo–Arabic form of the Arabic name Hanun, which means “graceful, merciful.”
Sorry, I couldn’t find any other verified names! W is a very hard letter in Judaic languages, since it almost never occurs natively. Feel free to let me know if there are any other W names I can add.
Male names:
Velvel means “little wolf” in Yiddish. This name is often used as a form of William.
Vivard, Vivus, Vives, Vivo (Judeo–Anglo–Norman), Vidas (Judeo–Catalan) derives from the Latin word vivus (alive), and was often used as a secular form of the Hebrew name Chaim/Hayyim (which has the same meaning).
Female names:
Vardiel means “rose of God” in Hebrew.
Ventura (Ladino) means “luck, fortune, happiness” in Spanish.
Vered, Varda means “rose” in Hebrew.
Female names:
Uzziella means “my weapon is God” in Hebrew. Many years ago, on Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing, one of the many holier than thou name snobs found my submission for that name and the meaning I provided on Name Nerds and made fun of it, saying “My azz it means that, it really means my parents are tryndeighs!” I politely pointed it out it does indeed mean what I said! Those people are so quick to mock names that aren’t immediately familiar. God forbid someone like a name that wasn’t popular in 1900 or isn’t common in the Western world!
Male names:
Uram means “my light, my flame” in Hebrew. This is also a direct form of address meaning “Mister/Sir” in Hungarian.
Uri means “my light” in Hebrew.
Uriel means “God is my light” in Hebrew. The feminine form is Uriella.
Uz means “counselor” in Hebrew.
Uzi/Uzzi means “my power” in Hebrew.
Uziah, Uziyah means “God is my power” in Hebrew. The original form is Uziyahu.
Male names:
Tamir means “tall” in Hebrew.
Tanchum means “consolation” in Hebrew.
Temani means “from the south” in Hebrew.
Todros is the Judeo–Catalan form of Theodore (gift of God). The Yiddish form is Todrus, which was sometimes used as a translation for Nathan (Natan) and Jonathan (Yonatan), which have roughly the same meanings.
Tomer means “palm tree” in Hebrew.
Tzemach means “plant” in Hebrew.
Tzvi means “gazelle” in Hebrew.
Female names:
Tchelet means “sky blue” or “light blue” in Hebrew. This is a rare name, and refers to the dye used for the Kohein Gadol (High Priest)’s garments, fringes on the tallit (prayershawl), and tapestries in the Tabernacle.
Tahel means “you will shine” in Hebrew.
Tali means “my dew” in Hebrew.
Talya, Talia means “dew of God” in Hebrew.
Tamar means “date palm” in Hebrew. The Yiddish form is Tema.
Tehilla means “psalm” in Hebrew.
Tercia, Tersa (Judeo–Anglo–Norman) may derive from the Middle French word terçuel and Middle English tercel (hawk, falcon) or be a feminine form of the Latin name Tertius (third).
Thamira (Judeo–Arabic) means “fruitful” in Arabic.
Tifara means “glory, splendour, beauty” in Hebrew.
Tiferet means “glory, magnificence” in Hebrew.
Tikva, Tikvah means “hope” in Hebrew. Israel’s national anthem is called HaTikvah.
Tira means “castle” in Hebrew.
Tirtzah, Tirzah, Tirza means “favourable” in Hebrew.
Toiba, Toibe, Taube, Toba means “dove” in Yiddish.
Tova means “good” in Hebrew.
Trostlin (Yiddish) derives from the German word Trost (comfort, solace). It was traditionally given to girls born into grieving families.
Tzufit means “hummingbird” in Hebrew.
Unisex names:
Tal means “dew” in Hebrew.
Talmor means “dew of myrrh” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Tav means “musical note” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Teva means “nature” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Timor means “palm branches” in Hebrew.
Tohar means “cleanness, brightness, pureness” in Hebrew.
Tzuf means “honeydew” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Tzviel means “gazelle of God” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Female names:
Samulina is the Judeo–Anglo–Norman feminine form of Samuel (original Hebrew form Shmuel), which means either “God has heard” or “name of God.” This name is also Faroese.
Sapir means “sapphire” in Hebrew.
Segulah means “treasure” in Hebrew.
Shamira means “guardian, protector” in Hebrew.
Shayna, Shaina, Shoni (Yiddish) derives from the word shein (beautiful).
Shifra means “beautiful” in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the midwives who disobeys Pharaoh’s order to murder all newborn Jewish boys (the other being Puah).
Shira means “singing” in Hebrew.
Shiri means “my song” in Hebrew.
Shoshanah means “rose” in modern Hebrew and “lily” in Biblical Hebrew, ultimately derived from the Egyptian root sšn (lotus). The English name Susan also comes from this root.
Shprintze, Schprintze, Sprinze, Sprinz, Sprins is probably the Yiddish form of the Spanish name Esperanza, which means “hope.” This is the name of the fourth daughter in Sholem Aleichem’s famous story collection Tevye the Dairyman, also titled Tevye and His Daughters and Tevye’s Daughters. In the original source material, five of his seven daughters get love stories. (All things considered, Fiddler on the Roof is one of the better book-to-screen adaptations I’m aware of.)
Shulamit, Shlomit means “peaceful” in Hebrew.
Sigal means “violet” (the flower) in Hebrew.
Smadar means “blossom” in Hebrew.
Sterna, Shterna (Yiddish) comes from the word shtern (star).
Sumbula (Ladino) derives from the Turkish word sümbül (hyacinth).
Swetcote (Judeo–Anglo–Norman) derives from the Middle English word swete (sweet, pleasant, likeable, precious, dear, loved) and a diminutive suffix. The male form, Sweteman, was used as a secular form of the Hebrew name Asher, which means “happy.”
Male names:
Saconet is a Judeo–Provençal form of Isaac (original Hebrew form Yitzchak), which means “laughter.”
Sadoq is the Judeo–Italian form of the Hebrew name Tzadok, which means “righteous.”
Sagi means “elevated, sublime” in Hebrew.
Sagiv means “great, mighty, sublime” in Hebrew.
Sender is the Yiddish form of Alexander, a name which has long been popular in the Jewish community on account of how good Alexander the Great was to us when he conquered Israel. Instead of subjugating and destroying us, he let us remain autonomous and retain our own faith and customs, so long as we paid our taxes.
Serfdeu (Judeo–Anglo–Norman) derives from the Old French words serf (serf) and Deu (God). This name was used as a secular form of Obadiah (original Hebrew form Ovadiyah), which means “serving God.”
Shalom means “peace” in Hebrew.
Shimron means “watchpost” in Hebrew.
Simund is a Judeo–Anglo–Norman form of Simon (original Hebrew form Shimon), which means “hearing, listening.”
Unisex names:
Sachlav means “orchid” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Sahar means “crescent moon” in literary Hebrew.
Shachar means “dawn” in Hebrew.
Shai, Shay means “gift” in Hebrew.
Shaked means “almond” in Hebrew.
Shalev means “tranquil, calm” in Hebrew.
Shalhevet means “flame” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Shani means “red, scarlet” in Hebrew.
Shavit means “comet” in Hebrew. This is a rare name.
Shoham means “onyx” in Hebrew.
Simcha means “joy, happiness” in Hebrew.
Stav means “autumn” in Hebrew.
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