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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hershel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
her-shel
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Yiddish.

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: הירשעל

Inflected Forms

Herschel (alternative)

Questions

What does hershel mean?
A male given name from Yiddish.
Where does hershel come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce hershel

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