Baby name
CLASSIC
🇮🇱 Zvika
/ZVEE · kah/
Meaning
“Deer or gazelle”
Hebrew masculine nickname for Zvi, meaning 'deer' or 'gazelle'; common in Israel as an informal given name and widely used in Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jewish families.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Warm and informally Israeli; reads as a nickname rather than a formal name outside Israel.
The cultural moment.
Steady informal use in Israel throughout the 20th century.