Boy name origins & meanings German : Deer Boy name variations Hershel Herschel Hersh Hirsh Hirsch Hertz Heshel Hershey Hersey Herschell Herzel Herzl Heschel Hirschel Hirschl Family name origins & meanings Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Yiddish dialect variant of Hirsch 2 and 3.German : variant of Hirsch 1.German (under Slavic influence) : from a pet form of the personal name Hermann.