Jewish people have lived in many different places around the world and the indigenous names of those countries are also used, often in a Yiddish form. German borrowings are most common.
| Given Name | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Alter, Altman | old + man | |
| Antshel, Anschel, Anshel, Anshil, Amshel | angel | |
| Ber | 'bear' | |
| Berl | ||
| Beynish | Cz Benes, (Benedict) | |
| Bunem | French 'bon homme' | |
| Doron | Gk 'gift' | |
| Dov | 'bear' | |
| Faivish | Fayvel, Feivel, Feiwel | Gk Phoibos, epithet of Apollo? |
| Falk | 'falcon' | |
| Farkas | Hungarian 'wolf' | |
| Fishl, Fischel, Fishu? | Fishke | 'fish' |
| Hersch, Hersh, Hertz, Herz, Hirsch, Hirsh | Herschel, Hershel, Hertzel, Herzl | 'hart/deer' |
| Leb, Leib, Lev, Lavi, Lavy | Leibel | 'lion' or 'heart?' |
| Leben | Ger 'life' or from 'Laban' | |
| Madron | Masc of Madrona | |
| Mendel | 'comforter' | |
| Moritz | Maurice | |
| Selig, Zelig, Zellig | happy/fortunate | |
| Sender | Alexander | |
| Shneur | Lat 'senior' or H 'two lights' | |
| Todos | Aramaic from Gk Theodoros 'gift of God' | |
| Vidal | Lat 'life' (trans for Chaim) | |
| Volf | Velvel, Welfel | 'wolf' |
| Zaide, Saide | 'elder' | |
| Ziskind | 'God aids'? | |
| Zivan, Ziven, Zivon, Zevon, Sivan, Tivon? | Zivka? | Slavonic 'living' |
| Given Name | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Alte | Fem of Alter | |
| Badane | Slavic Bogdana | |
| Beile, Beyle | Beylke | Slavic beli 'white'? |
| Bina, Binah, Bine, Bena? | Binke |
bin 'bee' Heb bina 'understanding' |
| Blume, Blima | Blumke | 'flower' |
| Brayne |
broyn 'brown' |
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| Charna, Cherna | Charnke, Charnele, Chernke, Chernele | Pol czarny Rus cherny 'dark/black' |
| Dobre, Dobe | Dobke | Slavic good/kind |
| Eydl, Eyde | 'noble' (Ger edel) | |
| Feygl, Feigel, Faigel | Feiga, Feige, Faga, Fage, Faiga, Fayga | 'bird' |
| Freyde, Frayde, Freida, Freide | Fradel | 'joy' |
| Fruma, Frume | Frumke | 'pious/devout' |
| Gisel | Ger gisil pledge? | |
| Gitte | Gitel, Gitela, Gitele, Gittel | 'good' |
| Golda, Golde, Goldie | 'gold' | |
| Hinda, Hinde, Hindey, Hindie, Hindy, Hynda | Hindel, Hindelle | 'hind/doe' |
| Inda, Inde | 'pleasure'? | |
| Kreine | 'crown' | |
| Libe, Liba, Libba, Libbe, Libbeh, Libi | Libke, Libkeh | 'love' |
| Lube | Slavic 'love'? | |
| Madeena | ||
| Madrona, Matrona | Marona? | Lat mother |
| Pessa, Pesha, Peshe, Pessye | Perril, Pessel | 'pearl' |
| Raisa, Raise, Raiss, Raisse, Raizi | Rus from Gk? | |
| Rayna, Reyna, Raina, Reina | 'pure' | |
| Shayna, Shaina, Shana, Shane, Shaine, Sheina, Sheine, Shanie | Shayndel, Shaindel, Sheindel | 'beautiful' |
| Shprinze | Esperanza? | |
| Silka | 'princess'? | |
| Sobel | 'sustenance' | |
| Toltse | It dolce 'sweet/lovely'? | |
| Yentl, Yentel, Yentele, Yentil | Yenta, Yente | Fr gentille 'kind' |
| Yetta, Yette, Yitta | Slavonic form of Etta? | |
| Zelde, Zelda, Zelzah, Selda, Selde | 'happiness/good fortune' | |
| Zima, Zimah, Sima, Simah | 'incense' or 'treasure'? | |
| Zofia, Tzofia, Tzofiya | Zofi, Tzofi, Zofit, Tzofit | Sophia |
This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated July, 98. Copies may be made for personal use only.