Given name
Ze'ev
“resembling a wolf”
Ze'ev is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a wolf.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
Ze'ev’s family of names
Ze'ev has a related form in Zev. Ze'ev has a related form in Zeev. Ze'ev has a related form in Z'ev.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ze'ev
- Ze'ev JabotinskyRussian Jewish poet, founder of Revisionist Zionist movement (1880–1940)
- Ze'ev ElkinIsraeli politicianborn 1971
- Ze'ev RevachIsraeli actor and director (1940–2025)
- Ze'ev FriedmanIsraeli weightlifter1944–1972
- Ze'ev SherfIsraeli politician (1906-1984)
- Ze'ev BoimIsraeli politician (1943-2011)
- Ze'ev HerzogIsraeli archaeologistborn 1941
- Ze'ev SchiffIsraeli journalist (1933-2007)1932–2007
- Ze'ev SheferIsraeli politician (1891–1964)
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