Hershel

Hebrew

"deer"

Hershel Origin and Meaning

The name Hershel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "deer".

Gentle meaning and bona fide Hebrew history, but feels old-mannish, like Herman and Menashe.

Hershel Rank in US Top 1000

# 863 in the US

Popularity of the name Hershel

• 1479 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Hershel

• Hershel McGriff American NASCAR driver
• Hershel Schachter American rabbi and Talmudic scholar
• Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams American WWII hero
• Hershel Wayne Gober former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Hershel of Ostropol Ukrainian prankster folk hero

The name Hershel in Pop Culture

• Hershel Greene character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Professor Hershel Layton main character in the Professor Layton video game series
• Hershel Agasa character in anime "Case Closed"