Where is Hershel from?

My guess is...

United States

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27%

Sri Lanka

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12%

United Arab Emirates

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9%

I'm 84% certain Hershel is Male.

According to a dataset of 27, the average Hershel is around 70 years old.


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Learn about the name Hershel

Meaning of the name Hershel

Yiddish diminutive of Hirsh. As a non-Jewish American name (somewhat common around the end of the 19th century), it was likely inspired by the German surname Herschel, borne for instance by the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822).

Characteristics of the name Hershel

OriginsYiddish, American
GenderMasculine
Traitsstrong, refined, serious, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Hershel

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.