Yenta

יענטע

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Yiddish
• Meaning: aristocratic, noble

• Yes, we know what you are thinking, but hear us out. Yenta actually comes from a Yiddish word meaning aristocratic or noble, a far cry from the gossipy reputation it picked up thanks to "Fiddler on the Roof." The truth is, the original Yenta was a name of real dignity, and there is a growing case for giving it a second look.

  Ripe for reclamation by a generation of parents who see the humor and the honor in its complicated reputation, Yenta is wonderfully subversive. Beneath the gossip stereotype lies a name that literally means noble. For a family with Ashkenazi pride, a great sense of humor, and a love of conversation, it is a gloriously bold pick.

• Alternate Spellings: Yente, Jenta
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Bluma
  ,
  Faiga
  ,
  Mendel
  ,
  Hershel
• Theme: royalty