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Boy name Yiddish origin Jewish tradition

Hershel

HUR-shul · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Deer;variant of Herschel
Language
Yiddish
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · Jewish
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2755
2024 births47
Peak year1924
First appeared1880
Total US births10,279
1924 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hersh
Alternate spellings
HerschelHersh
In other languages
Hirsch (Yiddish)

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Notable people named Hershel

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