| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Aba (Abba)
אַבָּא | Father. |  |
Brurya (Bruria)
בְּרוּרְיָה | Brurya is the name of the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva’s disciples. |  |
Giyora (Giyyora)
גִּיּוֹרָא | The father of Simeon Bar Giyora, who was one of the leaders in the Great Revolt against the Romans (66-73 C.E.) | |
Hiyya (Chiya, Xiya)
חִיָּא (חייא) | Rabbi Chiya Rabbah was one of the Tannaim, a contemporary of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi. | |
Meir (Me’ir)
מֵאִיר | The verb (leha’ir, “illuminate”) in present tense masculine singular: illuminates. | |
Nittai (Nitai, Nitay)
נִתַּאי (ניתאי) | Nittai of Arbela was one of the Tannaim. | |