Hillel

Hebrew

"greatly praised"

Hillel Origin and Meaning

The name Hillel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "greatly praised".

Hillel the Great was a famous Talmudic scholar, the spiritual and ethical leader of his generation, and his name is greatly honored by parents in Israel and, to some extent, here.

Hillel Popularity

• 62 Israel 2020

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Famous People Named Hillel

• Hillel father of Israelite judge Abdon (Judges 15:13)
• Hillel the Elder Israeli scholar
• Hillel Slovak Israeli,American guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Hillel Kook Lithuanian,born Zionist
• Hillel Neuer Canadian,born lawyer
• Hillel Halkin American,Israeli translator
• Hillel "Harry" Furstenberg American,Israeli mathematician
• Hillel Weiss Israeli literature professor
• Lelio Hillel Della Torre Italian Jewish scholar

Hillel in Pop Culture

• Hillel Besso foster,parent of Emir Fakredeen in 'Tancred' (1847) by Benjamin Disraeli