Given name · Hebrew
יגאל
“to redeem”
יגאל (yig'al) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: yiga'el.
Meaning & origin
יגאל’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, יגאל can be written in the Roman alphabet as yig'al. In Hebrew usage, יגאל can be written in the Roman alphabet as yiga'el.
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Spellings & scripts 2
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Across languages 1
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People named יגאל
- Yigal AllonIsraeli politician, general, acting prime minister of Israel (1918–1980)
- Yigal AmirIsraeli extremist and murder convictborn 1970
- Igael TumarkinGerman-born Israeli sculptor (1933-2021)
- Yigal HurvitzIsraeli politician (1918–1994)
- Yigal RavidIsraeli journalistborn 1957
- Yigal Cohen-OrgadIsraeli politician (1937-2019)
- Igal NaorIsraeli actorborn 1958
- Yigal Kopinskyjudokaborn 1985
- Yigal YasinovIsraeli politicianborn 1966
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