hebrew_names

Random Hebrew name generator

Installation

The script is available on PyPI. To install with pip:

pip install hebrew-names

Usage

Hebrew Names can be used as a command line utility or imported as a Python package.

Command Line Usage

To use the script from the command line:

$ hebrew_names
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Python Package Usage

Here are examples of all current features:

>>> import hebrew_names
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('jew', 'female')
'יעל'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('jew', 'female')
'תמר'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('jew', 'male')
'אהרון'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name()
'מקסים'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name()
'נור'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('muslim', 'male')
"מג'די"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('muslim', 'male')
'מוחמד'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('christian', 'male')
"'ג'ורג'"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('druze', 'male')
'ריאן'
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name('other', 'male')
'אנטוני'
>>> hebrew_names.get_last_name('jew')
'גלברד'
>>> hebrew_names.get_full_name('muslim', 'female')
'אמירה איוב'

License

This project is released under an MIT License.

Data in the following files are public domain (derived from Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics 1948-2021 data):

• dist.jew.male.first
• dist.jew.female.first
• dist.jew.last
• dist.muslim.male.first
• dist.muslim.female.first
• dist.muslim.last
• dist.christian.male.first
• dist.christian.female.first
• dist.christian.last
• dist.druze.male.first
• dist.druze.female.first
• dist.druze.last
• dist.other.male.first
• dist.other.female.first
• dist.other.last