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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Yael u. Hebrew לעֵיָ 'Nubian ibex'.

Modernly, this name is unisex. The single citation that we have found so far does not have an explicit gender.

Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Yael valencia1510 3888
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Yael". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Yael.