Velvel

Velvel (װעלװעל; also spelled װעלװל, Velvl) is a Yiddish-language masculine given name, meaning "little wolf." It is a diminutive of the name Volf, and often paired with the Hebrew name Benjamin.

Velvel is often used as a Yiddish form of William or Vladimir.

Given name

 * 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)