Israeli Cities by Etymology - Statistics

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