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Hurschel

Quick answerThe given name 'Hurschel' is a variant of 'Herschel,' meaning "deer" or "stag" from the Yiddish word *hirsh* (הערש), derived from the German *Hirsch*.

Germanic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,774
TrendVintage
Peak year1921
Syllables2
OriginGermanic
LanguageYiddish
CultureAshkenazi Jewish
ReligionJudaism
Letters8
Numerology4 Chaldean 5
Global rank#3,774

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Hurschel

The given name 'Hurschel' is a variant of 'Herschel,' meaning "deer" or "stag" from the Yiddish word *hirsh* (הערש), derived from the German *Hirsch*.

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Etymology

The given name 'Hurschel' is a variant of 'Herschel,' meaning "deer" or "stag" from the Yiddish word *hirsh* (הערש), derived from the German *Hirsch*. It is primarily used in Ashkenazi Jewish culture, notably as the given name of the 18th-century Hasidic leader Herschel of Ostropol, and later as the surname of astronomer William Herschel.

Hurschel currently ranks #3,774 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1921.

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