Meaning: Mountain goat; ibex
The story
Yael is Hebrew for an ibex or mountain goat. Its biblical identity accompanies a specific mountain-animal image.
Nicknames
- Yaya
Spellings & variants
- Jael
- Yaelle
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Yael comes from Hebrew.
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