Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings German : Deer Boy name variations Hershel Herschel Hersh Hersch Hirsch Hertz Heshel Hershey Hersey Herschell Herzel Herzl Heschel Hirschel Hirschl Family name origins & meanings Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Hirsch.Americanized spelling of German Hirsch.