Hirsh
Germanic · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Hirsh
The given name 'Hirsh' means "deer" or "stag," deriving from the Yiddish word *hirsh* (הערש), which itself comes from the Middle High German *hirz*.
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Etymology
The given name 'Hirsh' means "deer" or "stag," deriving from the Yiddish word *hirsh* (הערש), which itself comes from the Middle High German *hirz*. It is primarily used within Ashkenazi Jewish culture, often as a secular or vernacular equivalent of the Hebrew name Naftali (whose biblical blessing compares him to a swift deer), and was historically common among Eastern European Jewish communities.
Hirsh currently ranks #12,716 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1994.
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