Velvel

Velvel (Yiddish: װעלװעל; also spelled װעלװל, Velvl; or Welwel) is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin.

Velvel

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Yiddish
Meaning	"Wolf"
Other names
Alternative spelling	Velvl
Related names	Wolf Ze'ev

Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir.^{[citation needed]}

Given name

• Velvl Greene (1928–2011), Canadian–American–Israeli scientist and academic
• Velvel Kahan (William Morton Kahan), mathematician and computer scientist
• Velvel Pasternak, one of the world's foremost experts on Jewish music
• Velvel Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk
• Velvel Zbarjer, a Brody singer (1824–1884)

See also

• Zev Wolf

References

• The origin and meaning of common Jewish names at Aish.com
• Velvel at BehindTheName.com