Jewish Baby Names

Faiga

פײגאַ, פײגע

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Yiddish
• Meaning: bird
• From the Yiddish word for "bird," Faiga is light, sweet and fluttery. Often heard in affectionate forms like Feygele, it’s a name that brings to mind motion, song and a little old-world joy. It's connected to the biblical name Tzipporah, which also means "bird," and who was said to be "beautiful as the morning at the time of sunrise."
• Alternate Spellings: Feiga, Fayga, Faige, Faigah, Fayge, Feige, Feigy, Feygy
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Basya
  ,
  Shaina
  ,
  Hershel
  ,
  Refoel
• Theme: animals