English Explanatory Dictionary

Hershel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Yiddish.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Word forms

Hershel Herschel

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish הירשעל (hirshel), a diminutive of הירש (hirsh, “deer, buck”).

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