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Velvel
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 3 min| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Yiddish |
| Meaning | "Wolf" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Velvl |
| Related names | Wolf Ze'ev |
Velvel (Yiddish: װעלװעל; also spelled װעלװל, Velvl; or Welwel) is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin.
Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir.[citation needed]
Given name
[edit]- Velvl Greene (1928–2011), Canadian–American–Israeli scientist and academic
- Velvel Kahan (William Morton Kahan), mathematician and computer scientist
- Velvel Pasternak, one of the world's foremost experts on Jewish music
- Velvel Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk
- Velvel Zbarjer, a Brody singer (1824–1884)
See also
[edit]- Zev Wolf
References
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