In Judaism,it's tradition to name a newborn child after a loved one. However, unlike many other religions, or it's customary not only to name after the deceased instead of someone still living,but also to only use the first letter of the person you're honoring - and not their full moniker - to inspire your baby's name. Whether you're looking for a contemporary Hebrew name or traditional biblical inspiration, here are some stunning Jewish options worthy of your runt one.
GirlsA
Abigail, or Adina,Adva, Aleigha, or Aliza,Alona, Amalia, and Amira,Annaliese, Anne, or Ariella,Atara, Ava, or Aviva,Axelle, Ayla, or AzielB
Baila,Barbara, Beatrice, and Becky,Bethany, Bettina, and Breana,BreindelC
Cecelia, Charlotte, and Chaya,Carmela, Carmen, and Chasye,ChayaD[br]Dalia, Dalila, and Dana,Danae, Danele, or Daniella,Danielle, Dara, or Dareen,Davi, Dayla, and Deah,Deborah, Dena, and Devi,Devorah, Dinah, or Dorothy,DynahE
Eden, Edrea, or Eleanor,Elia, Eliana, and Eliza,Elizabeth, Ella, and Ellice,Elora, Elsie, or Emma,Ester, Esther, and Eva,Eve, Evetta, or Evia,Evika,F
Faye, and Frances,Frayda, FinaG
Gabriela, and Gail,Galya, Gana, or Gavra,Genesis, Genisia, or Gila,Giza, GoldaH
Hadara, or Hannah,Hanne, Hannele, and Haya,Henya, Hila, or HosannaI
Ilana,Ilia, Iris, and Isabella,Isabelle, Israela, and Iva,Ivanna
J[br]Jael, Jamie, and Jane,Janelle, Janessa, or Janet,Janice, Jean, or Jessica,Jo, Joan, or Joasia,Jody, Joelle, or Jolene,Jordan, Jordana, and Josie,Judith, JudyK
Kaela, or Kaiyah,Kala, Kayla, or Kelilah,Kelilah, Kelyn, or Kelyn,Keren, KylaL
Lael, or Laila,Laylie, Leah, or Leesa,Liat, Libby, or Liddy,Liesbet, Lila, and Lina,LisaM
Madalyn, Madelene, and Maia,Mara, Mazal, and Meira,Michaela, Michelle, or Minna,Mira, Mirele, and Miriam,MoriahN
Neomi, Nava, and Nessa,Nina, Nissa, or Niva,Noa, Nira, and Norah,NancyO
Odelia, Ona, and Ora,Oralee
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Paz, Pearl, and Penina,PerkeR
Rachael, Rachel, and Raisa,Raisel, Reba, or Rebecca,Rena, Reva, or Reyna,Rinna, Rivka, or Rosana,RuthS
Sadie, Sallie, and Samantha,Samarah, Sara, and Sarah,Sari, Seanna, and Seraphina,Shani, Sharon, and Shayna,Sheena, Shira, and Shiran,Simone, Sivan, or Susan,Suzanna
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Tabitha, Tal, and Talia,Talori, Talya, or Tamara,Tamra, Temira, or TovaV
Vanessa,Vania, Varda, and Vida,VidetteY
Yael, Yalissa, and Yisarela,YonaZ
Zahava, Zamora, or Zanna,Zara, Zelda, and Zera,Zilah, Zisse, or Ziva
Boys
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Aaron,Abraham, Adam, and Adin,Albert, Alexander, or Alon,Alter, Amir, and Ari,Asher, Avi, or Aviv ,Avner, Avrum, and AxelB
Baer,Baruch, Benjamin, and BoazC
Carmiel,Caleb, Charles, and Chaym ,Cain, ChaimD
Dael, or Dagan,Dan, Danel, or Daniel,Davey, David, and Deen,Doron, DovE
Eban, and Eitan,Elazar, Eli, and Elias,Elija, Elior, or Elliot,Emanuel, Eran, and Evan,EzraF
FrancesG
Gabe, Gabriel, and Gavi,Gideon, Gil, and GuyH[br]Hanan,Hansel, Harel, or HershelI
Ian,Idan, Ike, or Ira,Isaac, Isaiah, or Iser,Israel
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Jack, Jacob, and Jaedon,Jake, Jamiel, and Jared,Jasper, Jedidiah, or Jeremiah,Jeremy, Jesse, or Joel,John, Jonas, or Jonathan,Jordan, Jordy, or Joseph,Joshua, Josias, or Jospeh,Jud, JudahK
Kaleb, or KarmelL[br] Lazar,Lazzaro, Lev, and Levi,LewiM[br]Mal, Malachi, or Manuel,Matan, Matson, and Meir,Mendel, Meron, or Micah,Michael, Mitchell, or Moses,MyerN
Nadir ((n.) the lowest point of something), Natan, and Nathan,Nathaniel, Nir, and Noah,NoeO
Oded, Omar, and Omet,Omri, Or, and Oren,Ori, OvedP
Pascal, and Paz,Pesach, PhineasR
Raanan, and Raphael,Raziel, Reuben, and Reuel,Ron, Ronen, and RoniS[br]Salem,Samson, Samuel, or Sanson,Sason, Saul, and Seth,Shane, Shiloh, and Simon,Sol, Solomon, or Symeon
T[br]Tamir,Thaddius, Thomas, and Tobia,Tobias, Tobin, and Tomer,Tovi, TzionU
Uri, and Uriel,Uzi, UzielX
Ximen, and XimonY
Yaacov,Yadin, Yaron, and Yishai,Yoav, Yoel, or Yoram,Yosef[br]Z
Zachary, Zalman, and Zev,Ziv, Zuriel
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