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Yael (name)

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Yael
GenderFemale
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
Word/nameJudaic
MeaningNubian Ibex
Region of originNear Eastern
Other names
Alternative spellingIael, Iaël, Jael, Jaël, Yaël, Ιαήλ (Greek)

Yael (Template:Lang-he, pronounced [jaˈʔel]; also spelled Jael) is a female and male given name, from the Hebrew meaning "Nubian Ibex". The terms may also refer to:

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Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Yael, a woman in ancient Israel who escapes the massacre at Masada, in Alice Hoffman's novel The Dovekeepers (2011)
  • Yael Reider, the protagonist in Ryan Graudin's alternate history novel Wolf by Wolf
  • Yael Aronov, in John Sanford's novel Storm Front (2013)
  • Yael "Yaeli" Ashkenazi, in the Netflix Original series When Heroes Fly
  • Yael Baron, in the Netflix Original series Degrassi: Next Class
  • Yael Hoffman, in the TV series Weeds
  • Alice Jael Reasoner, also known as Jael, an assassin in Joanna Russ' novel The Female Man (1975)

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