Yael (name)
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| Yael | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Nubian Ibex |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jael |
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Yael (Hebrew: יעל, pronounced [jaˈʔel]; also spelled Yaël, Jael or Jaël) is a feminine given name, from the Hebrew word for the Nubian Ibex.
People with this name
- Jaël, Swiss singer/songwriter
- Jael (artist), US fantasy artist
- Jael Strauss, a contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8
- Yael, Hebrew Biblical figure in the Book of Judges
- Yael Abecassis, Israeli actress
- Yael Arad, Israeli judoka
- Yael Averbuch, American soccer player
- Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician
- Yael Naim, French-Israeli singer/songwriter
- Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli, French pop singer
Fictional characters
- Jael (Alice Jael Reasoner), assassin in Joanna Russ' 1975 novel The Female Man
- Yael, woman in ancient Israel who escapes the massacre at Masada in Alice Hoffman's 2011 novel The Dovekeepers
- Jael Thompson, daughter of Astarte and half-demon protagonist of Jon Skonron's novel Misfit
See also
- Merkaz Yael, a village in northern Israel
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