Yael (יָעֵל) is the Hebrew name for the ibex — the wild mountain goat of the Levant and Middle East, known for its agility on impossibly steep cliffs. In the Book of Judges, Yael is the heroine who defeated the enemy general Sisera.
Yael is among the most popular girl names in Israel. It is rising in Western use, particularly in Jewish families. The Hebrew sound is two syllables; the English approximation is sometimes "yah-ELL."
Yael reduces to six — the number of fierce protective beauty.