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.[1]
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
See also
- Peleg (disambiguation)
- Peleg (Paleg, Phaleg)
References
- ↑ "על המילה פֶּלֶג". האקדמיה ללשון עברית (in Hebrew). 2023-12-26.
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