Velvel, Velvl (, ), or Welwel is a Yiddish masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin or Ze'ev, as in Genesis 49:27 the tribe of Benjamin is compared to a wolf, and Ze'ev means wolf. Notable people with the name include:

• (born 1958), Yiddish poet, Israeli ethnographer, translator, and literary scholar

• Velvl Greene (1928–2011), Canadian–American–Israeli scientist and academic

• Velvel Kahan (William Morton Kahan), mathematician and computer scientist

• Velvel Pasternak, one of the world's foremost experts on Jewish music

• Velvel Soloveitchik, son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk

• Velvel Zbarjer, a Brody singer (1824–1884)

See also

References

• The origin and meaning of common Jewish names at

• Velvel at