Yisroel

Y4I1S1R1O1E1L1

proper noun

A male given name from Yiddish.

OriginYiddish ישׂראל ← Hebrew ישראל →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Yiddish.

Origin

  1. Hebrewישראל“Israel”
  2. Yiddishישׂראל“Israel”
  3. EnglishYisroel

From Yiddish ישׂראל (yisroel, “Israel”), from Hebrew ישראל (yisra'él, “Israel”). Doublet of Israel.

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Yisroel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yisroel

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