Many people over the years have emailed me asking how to write their Hebrew name. I decided to create a database / website of Hebrew names and in October 2007 the database was interfaced with Facebook.

The database contains thousands of Hebrew names and it also contains thousands of English names linked to the Hebrew names.

Many English names correspond in some way to their Hebrew names. Sometimes, the name is exactly the same or an Anglicized version of the same name: David, Michael or Sarah are as good in Hebrew as they are in English, though they are pronounced differently.

There are English names that may have more than one Hebrew name possibility. An example would be the name Jon which can be in Hebrew: Yehonatan or Yonatan.

If you do not know your Hebrew name or there is no direct translation of your name, the database will give you name suggestions based on popular usage. There is no law or custom that your chosen Hebrew name must correspond to your English name.

Take note that the database is for Hebrew names not phonetic translations of other language names. In Hebrew, like any language, you can pronounce / write any English word phonetically. However, these are not real Hebrew names and will not usually be found in the database.