Jael
yah-el
Hebrew
"mountain goat"
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Jael Origin and Meaning
The name Jael is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "mountain goat".
This attractive Old Testament option is the name of a place in northern Israel.
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Popularity of the name Jael
- 1690Nameberry2024
- 470Unique2024
- 188Unisex2024
- 124Switzerland2023
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Famous People Named Jael
- JaelBiblical"tent,dwelling woman" who killed Sisera, commander of an opposing army, by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept
- Jael de PardoAmerican actress and TV personality (pronounced jy,ell)
- Jael StraussAmerican model from Cycle 8 of "America's Next Top Model" (pron. jay,ell)
- Jael OtienoKenyan mother of U.S. President Barack Obama's half,brother, George Obama
- Jaël (born Rahel Krebs)Swiss singer,songwriter of band Lunik
- Jael Uribe (Elizabeth Medina)Dominican poet
The name Jael in Pop Culture
- Jael Drew (née Trude)character from Storm Jameson's "The Pitiful Wife"
- Jael Dencecharacter in "Put Yourself in His Place" (1870) by Charles Reade
- Jael (born Alice Jael Reasoner)assassin in Joanna Russ' "The Female Man"
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