| Language | Meaning | City | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | "Spring Hills". Was also the Hebrew title of Herzl's "Altneuland" | Tel Aviv | 91%
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| Canaanite Languages/ Hebrew | Foundation of peace/Foundation of the Canaanite God "Shalem" | Jerusalem | 81%
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| Hebrew | "Well of the seven" | Beersheba | 65%
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| Possibly named after Caiaphas | Haifa | 62%
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| Hebrew | "Opening of Hope" | Petah Tikva | 61%
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| Hebrew | "First to Zion" | Rishon LeZion | 57%
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| Named after Theodor Herzl | Herzliya | 51%
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| Western Semitic | From the word root š-q-l, meaning "to weigh" | Ashkelon | 45%
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| Hebrew | "Sons of Barack" | Bnei Brak | 45%
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| Named after Nathan Straus, the former co-owner of Macy's | Netanya | 41%
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| Latin | Named after Roman Emperor Tiberius | Tiberias | 39%
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| Hebrew | "Pistacia Tree", was also the ancient name of Aqaba | Eilat | 38%
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| Hebrew | "Little sand" | Holon | 33%
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| Hebrew/Aramaic | "Grandfather village" | Kfar Saba | 30%
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| Hebrew | "Fresh" | Ra'anana | 23%
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