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Naming Customs

Given Names

• 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.

Surnames

• Most Common Surnames in Israel
• FamilySearch's surname experience - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin
• 101 Most Common Surnames in Israel (in 2016)

Jewish Naming Practices

• Shiva.com Naming a Child
• The Laws of Jewish Names
• Jewish name, Wikipedia
• Jewish surnames, Wikipedia
• Hebrew name, Wikipedia

Name Changes

• "Portfolio of Notifications" - Names Changes
• 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)

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.