An Assortment of Hebrew Girl Names
(Are you looking for our Twebrew School Treats about the Hebrew alphabet or our Hebrew Instructional videos? Click here for a directory!) Click here to hear Kayla pronounced Click here to hear Gahv’ree’ayl and Gahv’ree’ay’lah pronounced Click here to hear Mee’cha’eyl pronounced Click here to hear Ah’lee’yah pronounced Click here to hear Ah’mahl’yah pronounced In the 2011 list of favorite girl names compiled by the United States Social Security Administration, there are several names that have a connection to Hebrew (or Yiddish) but are not rooted in Jewish history. Here is a brief/explanation of some of these names: Kayla, which ranks 49th on the list of names, has several possible origins. As a Jewish girls name, it is the Yiddish variation of the Hebrew Kelila, meaning a “crown of laurels.” It is also a feminine form of the masculine kalil (which means “complete,” and might be the source of Superman’s real name). It is interesting to note that Kayla is the name of one of the lan...