Peleg (name)

Peleg is a masculine given name, and occasional surname. Historically, Peleg was one of the two sons of Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews. The Hebrew meaning of Peleg is a small water stream.

Others with the name include:

Given name

 * Canada
 * Peleg Wiswall, lawyer, judge, and politician, Nova Scotia


 * United States
 * Peleg Arnold, lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island
 * Peleg Chandler, lawyer, journalist, and politician
 * Peleg Coffin, Jr., financier, insurer, and politician
 * Peleg Sprague, politician from Maine
 * Peleg Sprague, politician from New Hampshire
 * Peleg Tallman, Representative from Massachusetts
 * Peleg Wadsworth, officer during the Revolutionary War, and a Congressman

Surname

 * Israel
 * David Peleg, historian and diplomat
 * David Peleg (scientist), computer scientist
 * Israel Peleg (born 1949), politician
 * Anat Peleg (born 1957), author
 * Shtain Peleg (born 1996), composer