Meaning of name Herschel

The name Herschel has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Herschel is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Herschel in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Herschel is very likely a(n) Hebrew variant of the name Hershel. See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

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The following names are baby names related to Herschel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Herschel: Boys - Aaron, Dotan, Simpson, Girls - Adah, Ann, Dayla, Jaleesa, Mikalah, Both genders - Dalit, Eleazar, Lazarus

The name Herschel is a variant of Hershel. Other popular variants of the name Hershel are: Hersch, Herschel, Herschell, Hersh, Hershea, Hershee, Hershey, Hershi, Hershie, Hershy, Hertzel, Herzan, Herzel, Herzen, Herzin, Herzl, Herzon, Herzun, Herzyn, Heschel, Hesh, Heshel, Hirsch, Hirsche, Hirschel, Hirschl, Hirsh, Hirshe

We think the name Herschel should fall under the following style category: Hebrew.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Herschel to be: A hardworking and devoted man

In one word, you might describe Herschel as a(n) "hardworking" person.

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