Peleg (name)
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Peleg is a masculine given name, and occasional surname. Historically, Peleg was one of the two sons of Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews. The Hebrew meaning of Peleg is a small water stream.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-26 |title=על המילה פֶּלֶג |url=https://hebrew-academy.org.il/keyword/%D7%A4%D6%BC%D6%B6%D7%9C%D6%B6%D7%92/ |website=האקדמיה ללשון עברית |language=Hebrew}}
Others with the name include:
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|name = Peleg
|gender = Male
|origin = Hebrew
|meaning = "a small water stream"
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Given name
;Canada
- Peleg Wiswall, lawyer, judge, and politician, Nova Scotia
;United States
- Peleg Arnold, lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island
- Peleg Chandler, lawyer, journalist, and politician
- Peleg Coffin, Jr., financier, insurer, and politician
- Peleg Sprague, politician from Maine
- Peleg Sprague, politician from New Hampshire
- Peleg Tallman, Representative from Massachusetts
- Peleg Wadsworth, officer during the Revolutionary War, and a Congressman
Surname
; Israel
- David Peleg, historian and diplomat
- David Peleg (scientist), computer scientist
- Israel Peleg (born 1949), politician
- Anat Peleg (born 1957), author
- Shtain Peleg (born 1996), composer
See also
References
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Category:Hebrew masculine given names
Category:English masculine given names