Semitic Names, Meanings, and their History

Explore semitic names from around the world to learn more about, including their meanings, pronunciation, and history.

This post about semitic names is all you'll ever need.

The best part? You can submit new semitic names to this list in case they are missing. We'll take a look and approve them.

Boy Girl

👦

Abdeel (ab-DEEL)

Find details about Abdeel including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

hebrew-arabic boy muslim male masculine baby jewish

abdeel name meaning

👧

Delila (də-LIE-lə)

Find details about Delila including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

israeli-italian american-arabic turkish-french arabic-moroccan portuguese-american spanish-italian russian-german

delila name meaning

👦

Hadad (ha-DAHD)

Find details about Hadad including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

baby arabic-nigerian hebrew-arabic masculine hebrew semitic african

hadad name meaning

👦

Harrar (hah-RAR)

Find details about Harrar including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

boy semitic ethiopian-amharic african male ethiopian baby

harrar name meaning

👧👦

Ishtar (ISH-tar)

Find details about Ishtar including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

mesopotamian female babylonian assyrian feminine baby akkadian

ishtar name meaning

👦

Kourosh (koo-rosh)

Find details about Kourosh including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

muslim farsi arabic-iranian persian-arabic arabic-persian semitic iranian-persian

kourosh name meaning

👧👦

Sabtah (sab-tah)

Find details about Sabtah including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

male boy semitic israelite tribe hebrew-speaking arabia

sabtah name meaning

👦

Serug (SEH-rug)

Find details about Serug including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

ancestor biblical boy hebrew masculine semitic male

serug name meaning

👦

Tamraz (tahm-RAHZ)

Find details about Tamraz including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

arabic syriac arabic-lebanese christian masculine diaspora lebanese

tamraz name meaning

👦

Yosef (yoh-sef)

Find details about Yosef including its meaning, pronunciation, and history, here.

arabic-hebrew israeli hebrew-arabic male biblical torah arabic-israeli

yosef name meaning

Submit New Name