Oz

עֹוז

• Gender: Male
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: strength

• Oz means "strength" in Hebrew, and in just two letters, it packs a serious punch. While English speakers might first think of yellow brick roads, in Jewish tradition the word appears throughout liturgy and song, most notably in the joyful hymn "Oz V'Hadar." It is a bold, minimalist choice that proves a name does not need length to carry real weight.

  This is the kind of name that sounds effortlessly cool on a kindergartner and equally commanding on a grown-up. Its literary associations — from L. Frank Baum to the celebrated Israeli author Amos Oz — give it a cultured edge. Maximum impact, minimum syllables.

• Alternate Spellings: Ohz
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Paz
  ,
  Bina
  ,
  Tam
  ,
  Shir
• Theme: positive qualities