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Given Names[edit | edit source]

101 Most Common Jewish Boys Names in Israel in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017-2018, and 2019.
101 Most Common Jewish Girls Names in Israel in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017-2018, and 2019.
Most popular boys names in Israel, by city, for 2014
Most popular girls names in Israel, by city, for 2014

Surnames[edit | edit source]

• Most Common Surnames in Israel

• 101 Most Common Surnames in Israel (in 2016)

Jewish Naming Practices[edit | edit source]

Name Changes[edit | edit source]

"Portfolio of Notifications" - Names Changes
Name change records from the British Mandate period (1922-1948) published by the British authorities, and selected years from 1948-1979 published by the Israeli state, are searchable on the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) database.

Between October 8, 1948, and November 18, 1979, lists were published of citizens who changed their names to Hebraize them – surnames, first names, or both.

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 *101 Most Common Jewish Boys Names in Israel in [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2016/01/101-most-popular-jewish-boys-names-in-israel-in-2014.html 2014], [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2017/08/101-most-popular-jewish-boys-names-in-israel-in-2015.html 2015], [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2018/04/101-most-popular-jewish-boys-names-in-israel-in-2016.html 2016], [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2019/07/101-most-popular-jewish-boys-names-israel-2017-2018.html 2017-2018], and [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2020/11/101-most-popular-jewish-boys-names-in-israel-in-2019.html 2019].
 *101 Most Common Jewish Girls Names in Israel in [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2016/01/101-most-popular-jewish-girls-names-in-israel-in-2014.html 2014], [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2017/08/101-most-popular-jewish-girls-names-in-israel-in-2015.html 2015], [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2018/04/101-most-popular-jewish-girls-names-in-israel-in-2016.html 2016], [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2019/07/101-most-popular-jewish-girls-names-israel-2017-2018.html 2017-2018], and [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2020/11/101-most-popular-jewish-girls-names-in-israel-in-2019.html 2019].
+*[https://bloodandfrogs.com/2015/12/most-popular-boys-names-in-israel-by-city-in-2014.html Most popular boys names in Israel, by city, for 2014]
+*[https://bloodandfrogs.com/2015/12/most-popular-girls-names-in-israel-by-city-for-2014.html Most popular girls names in Israel, by city, for 2014]
 ==Surnames==
-*[https://forebears.io/israel/surnames Most Common Surnames in Israel]
+<br>• [https://forebears.io/israel/surnames Most Common Surnames in Israel]
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin
-*[https://bloodandfrogs.com/2018/05/101-most-common-surnames-israel.html 101 Most Common Surnames in Israel (in 2016)]
+• [https://bloodandfrogs.com/2018/05/101-most-common-surnames-israel.html 101 Most Common Surnames in Israel (in 2016)]
 ==Jewish Naming Practices==
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 *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_name Hebrew name, Wikipedia]
 ==Name Changes==
-*[https://isragen.org.il/%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%98-%d7%94%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%a1%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%a9%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%99%d7%99-%d7%a9%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-1948-1979/ "Portfolio of Notifications" - Names Changes] This search engine requires Hebrew characters, see the instructions at the bottom of the webpage.
+*[http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/1/618/7927.asp "Portfolio of Notifications" - Names Changes]
-*[https://genealogy.org.il/AID/ IGRA Database] - Name change records from the British Mandate period (1922-1948) published by the British authorities, and selected years from 1948-1979 published by the Israeli state, are searchable on the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA)
+*Name change records from the British Mandate period (1922-1948) published by the British authorities, and selected years from 1948-1979 published by the Israeli state, are searchable on the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) [https://genealogy.org.il/AID/ database].
 Between October 8, 1948, and November 18, 1979, lists were published of citizens who changed their names to Hebraize them – surnames, first names, or both.
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