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Yetive

Quick answerYetive is a Yiddish name derived from the Hebrew name Yente, meaning "woman" or "lady," with the diminutive suffix "-ive" added in Yiddish tradition.

Hebrew · Girl · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#5,611
TrendVintage
Peak year1915
Syllables2
OriginHebrew
LanguageYiddish
CultureAshkenazi Jewish
ReligionJudaism
Letters6
Numerology5 Chaldean 22
Global rank#5,611

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

About the name Yetive

Yetive is a Yiddish name derived from the Hebrew name Yente, meaning "woman" or "lady," with the diminutive suffix "-ive" added in Yiddish tradition.

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Etymology

Yetive is a Yiddish name derived from the Hebrew name Yente, meaning "woman" or "lady," with the diminutive suffix "-ive" added in Yiddish tradition. The name has roots in medieval Hebrew and evolved within Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Eastern Europe.

The name is primarily used among Ashkenazi Jewish populations, with notable historical context including its popularization through Sholem Aleichem's character Yente in "Tevye the Dairyman" (adapted into "Fiddler on the Roof"), though the spelling Yetive represents a variant transliteration from Yiddish.

Yetive currently ranks #5,611 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1915.

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