Velvel
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| meaning = "Wolf"
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| origin = Yiddish
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Velvel ({{langx|yi|װעלװעל}}; also spelled {{lang|yi|װעלװל}}, Velvl; or Welwel) is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin.
Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
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
- Velvel Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk
- Velvel Zbarjer, a Brody singer (1824–1884)
See also
References
- [http://www.aish.com/literacy/lifecycle/Boys_Names.asp The origin and meaning of common Jewish names at Aish.com]
- [http://www.behindthename.com/name/velvel Velvel at BehindTheName.com]
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Yiddish words and phrases
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