Given name & surname
Netanyahu
Netanyahu is a surname from Hebrew. It is used in English and Spanish.
Original Hebrewנְתַנְיָהוּ
Meaning & origin
Netanyahu’s family of names
In English usage, Netanyahu shares an earlier linguistic root with NETHANIAH. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Netanyahu as a surname has a related form in Netanjahu. In English usage, Netanyahu as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form Netanjahu.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Netanyahu has relatives in 22 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere Netanyahu comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Netanyahu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Neemia
“consolation of Yahweh”
77% boys · 23% girls
Nehushtan
“serpent” · “bronze”
>99% boys
Nebaioth
“high places”
>99% boys
Neftalí
“my struggle”
>99% boys
Eliphelehu
“may God distinguish him”
>99% boys
Nephisim
“expansions” · “revivings”
>99% boys
Nahamani
“compassionate” · “he comforts me”
>99% boys
Dodavahu
“beloved of yahu”
>99% boys