Velvel

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Velvel
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameYiddish
MeaningWolf
Other names
Alternative spellingVelvl
Related namesװעלװעל (Yiddish)
Ze'ev
William

Velvel (Yiddish: װעלװעל) or Velvl (Yiddish: װעלװל) is a Yiddish masculine given name meaning "Wolf" in Yiddish.

Velvel is often associated with the tribe of Benjamin, who is described in the Bible as a wolf, i.e. a mighty and fearless warrior (Genesis 49:27). Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir

Given name[]

  • 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
  • , prominent Russian politician
  • Velvel Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk
  • Velvel Zbarjer, a Brody singer (1824–1884)
  • Verne ("Velvel") Chelin (1927-2013), Canadian pharmacist and businessman who was a global private label innovator

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