Vol. 39 No. 2 (1991)
Research Article

Most Common Jewish First Names in Israel

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  • Edwin D. Lawson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1991.39.2.103

Published 1991-06-01

Copyright (c) 1991 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

Samples of men's and women's names drawn from English language editions of Israeli telephone directories identify the most common names in current usage. These names, categorized into Biblical, Traditional, Modern Hebrew, and Non-Hebrew groups, indicate that for both men and women over 90 percent come from Hebrew, with the Bible accounting for over 70 percent of the male names and about 40 percent of the female. Pronunciation, meaning, and Bible citation (where appropriate) are given for each name.

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