Ivri as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ivri

What is the meaning of the name Ivri ?

The baby name Ivri is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ivˈri/ (iv-REE).

Ivri is Hebrew in Origin.

Ivri (Hebrew: עברי) is a Hebrew given name derived from the ethnonym and adjective meaning “Hebrew,” from the root ʿ‑b‑r (avar), “to cross over, pass.” The term appears in the Bible when Abram is called “Avram ha‑Ivri” (Genesis 14:13), possibly alluding to an ancestor named Eber (Ever) or to migrants who crossed the Euphrates. As a personal name, Ivri gained modern currency in Israel with the Hebrew revival and nation‑building era, signaling cultural pride and Jewish heritage; it remains familiar in Jewish communities worldwide, though less common outside Israel.

Usage is typically masculine in Hebrew but can read as unisex in contemporary naming. Common variants and spellings include Ivry (as in violinist Ivry Gitlis) and the feminine Ivriya/Ivria (“Hebrew woman”); related forms include the language name Ivrit. Meaning centers on identity - “the Hebrew,” “one from across,” or “one who crosses over.”