Best 130+ Yiddish Dog Names – Yiddish Names With Meanings For Dogs

Yiddish is the historical language that many modern Jews speak in Eastern Europe. It is said that the Yiddish language is a fusion of Hebrew with Aramaic. If you are Jewish and you have a dog, you can also use some Yiddish words as names. It’s okay if you’re not as well, because this Yiddish dog names have really unique meanings. Some even have religious meanings.

View our list of over 130 Yiddish dog names that have cool pronunciations and meanings.

Male Yiddish Dog Names

If you have a male dog, why not give them a memorable name that not every pet parent uses. Check these Yiddish names specifically for a male dog with their meanings.

Hadar	means ‘greatness.’
Anshel	Anshel means ‘fortunate’ or ‘happy’.
Azrael	means “angel of death”
Motke	Yiddish version of Mordechai
Haskel	meaning ‘God strengthens’.
Adam	means ‘the ground’ or ‘earth’.
Uri	means ‘my light’
From	means ‘fruitful’
Kyle	means ‘victorious.’
Achala	Achala means ‘great.’
Levi	means ‘attached to me.’
Chayim	Means ‘life’ or ‘living’
Ezra	means ‘help or assistance.’
Abraham	Means ‘father of many nations’
Bagel	Another food-inspired name
Zundel	means ‘sonny boy’ or ‘small boy’.
Aryeh	means ‘lion.’
Mendel	means ‘comforter’
Caleb	means ‘faithful.’
Feivel	means ‘shining one.’
Abel	means ‘breathe’ in Hebrew.
Gil	Gil means ‘happiness’
Ahron	means ‘mountain.’
Kuni	means ‘childish’
Velvel	means ‘wolf.’
Aizik	translates to ‘laughing’ or ‘he will laugh’.
Tevel	means ‘dearly loved’
Samson	means ‘bright sun.’
Jonah	means ‘dove.’
Gel	Gel means ‘yellow’
Lantz	means ‘spear’.
Lemel	Means ‘little lamb.’
Manish	refers to a ‘fierce, strong man’ or just ‘man.’
Chatzkel	A religious name that means ‘God strengthens.’
Issur	means ‘He who struggles with God.’
David	means ‘friend’
Zipkiyah	means ‘defends mankind.’
Tevye	Means ‘good’
Alon	means ‘oak tree.’
Elye	Elye means ‘height’
Eli	means ‘elevate.’
Noam	Means ‘pleasantness.’
Alter	Means ‘old man.’
Gavril	Another form of Gabriel from the bible
Zindel	means ‘defender of man.’
Achi	means ‘my brother.’
Fishel	means ‘little fish.’
Kugel	name of a Jewish baked casserole dish.
Akiva	Means ‘held by the heel’
Hirsch	means ‘deer.’

Female Yiddish Dog Names

If you have a female dog, there are some Yiddish words that are feminine and have awesome meanings. Check these Yiddish names specifically for a male dog with their meanings.

Alma	means ‘maiden.’
Shayna	means ‘beautiful.’
Henye	A religious name meaning ‘God is gracious.”
Bluma	meaning “bloom” or “flower”.
Amira	means ‘treetop.’
Reina	Comes from Yiddish word ‘rein’ meaning ‘clean’ or ‘pure.’
Roiza	means ‘rose.’
Zemirah	Means ‘blessed’, ‘happy in life’.
Freida	means ‘joy.’
Rochel	means ‘ewe’ or female sheep.
Miriam	means ‘sea of bitterness.’
Breindel	Means “brunette” in Yiddish
Adina	means ‘gentle.’
Hinda	A female name that is Yiddish for ‘deer.’
Libka	Libka means ‘love’
Bielka	means ‘beautiful’, ‘white.’
Carmel	Means ‘vineyard’, ‘garden’, ‘orchard.’
Eidel	Means ‘delicate.’
Atara	means ‘crown.’
Fruma	means ‘one who is religious.’
Esther	means ‘hidden.’
Keila	Keila means ‘vessel’
Bayla	means ‘beautiful.’
Perle	means “pearl”
Zissa	meaning ‘sweet girl.’
Malka	means ‘queen.’
Bine	means ‘bee.’
Leila	a Hebrew word meaning ‘night’ or ‘dark beauty.’
Pesha	refers to someone who is born on Easter.
Shprintza	a unique name that means ‘hope.’
Adele	means ‘God is eternal.’
Frema	means ‘pious one.’
Sarah	name that means ‘ruler’ or ‘princess.’
Adah	name after an ornament.
Golda	Golda means ‘gold’
Henda	means ‘favor’ or ‘grace.’
Matilda	means ‘strong one’, ‘heroine.’
Ruth	means ‘friendship’ or ‘friendly.’
Tovah	Tovah means ‘a good woman.’
Zelda	means blessed.
Shoshanah	means ‘lily, rose.’
Charna	Charna means dark
Ita	Means ‘little home ruler.’
Blima	means ‘blossom.’
Kreindel	means ‘crown.’
Gruna	means ‘green’
Gitel	Gitel means ‘good’
Mirele	means ‘obstinacy, rebelliousness.’
Kayle	means ‘heaven.’
Tzofiya	unique name meaning ‘guard’ or ‘scout.’

Other Jewish & Yiddish Dog Names

Here are other Jewish and Yiddish names for you to consider.

• Nes (Miracle)
• Tzevi (Gazelle)
• Uphaz (Gold)
• Kalev (Dog)
• Moche (Our Teacher)
• Paroh (Great House)
• Lemek (Powerful)
• Nissa (To Test)
• Yalla (Hurry)
• Balagan (Mess)
• Dodi (Beloved)
• Achala (Great)
• Achi (My Brother)
• Pili (Miraculous)
• Gala (Wave)
• Hadar (Honor)
• Liba (Heart)
• Elazar (God)
• Flint (Shotgun)
• Vered (Rose)
• Gad (Troop)
• Meydad (Love)
• Iyra (Watchful)
• Ittay (Neighboring)
• Baraq (Flash of Lightning)
• Doran (Gift)
• Chayim (Life)
• Qayin (Possession)
• Yoqtan (Small)
• Shlomo (Peaceable)
• Yithrow (Abundance)
• Ori (My Light)

Other than these awesome Yiddish dog names, we also have another list containing Jewish dog names with meanings. Yiddish is the common language for many Jewish families and we are astounded by each of the meanings of these words. So why not consider these names for your new pup?