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Faivish (male)

Variants:Shraga (M)
Pet Name(s):Fayvel (M) Feivel (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Jewish, probably from the Greek Phobos "the sun god". The Aramaic Jewish equivalent is Shraga which has a vaguely similar meaning: "fire, lantern"
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