Velvel

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Gender
Yiddish
"Little wolf"
Velvl
WolfUlfilasZe'ev

Velvel (Yiddish: װעלװעל; also spelled װעלװל, Velvl; or Welwel) is a Yiddish masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin or Ze'ev, as in Genesis 49:27 the tribe of Benjamin is compared to a wolf, and Ze'ev means wolf.

Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir.

• Velvl Greene (1928–2011), Canadian–American–Israeli scientist and academic

• Velvel Kahan (William Morton Kahan), mathematician and computer scientist

• Velvel Pasternak, one of the world's foremost experts on Jewish music

• Velvel Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk

• Velvel Zbarjer, a Brody singer (1824–1884)

• Zev Wolf

• The origin and meaning of common Jewish names at Aish.com

• Velvel at BehindTheName.com

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