Shahaf (Hebrew: שחף) is a common Israeli unisex given name. It is seagull in Hebrew, but it also might mean being free, dreamer, power and love of the sea. It was originally masculine, however, in recent years, the name has been given to girls to support the feminist movement.[1]
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| Gender | Male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew: שחף (Shahaf) |
| Meaning | Seagull |
| Region of origin | Israel |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Shahaf, Seagull. |
As a last name
edit- Nahum Shahaf, an Israeli physicist
- Catherine Margaret Shachaf, a biologist and instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine
Other uses
edit- Seagull, a sea bird.
References
edit- ^ "משמעות השם שחף | פרטי השם שחף | פירוש השם שחף". Shemli. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
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