Yoav (Hebrew: יואב) is a male given name popular among Israeli Jews. Its popularity is attributed to both Joab (Hebrew: יוֹאָב), commander of King David's army in the Hebrew Bible, and Yitzhak Dubno, a 1940s Palmach soldier whose codename was Yoav.
Yoav is also the namesake of two Israeli settlements: Yoav Regional Council (including Sde Yoav, a kibbutz) in the Southern District, named after Yitzhak "Yoav" Dubno; and Givat Yoav, a moshav in the Golan Heights, named after Israeli soldier Yoav Shaham who died during the Samu incident.
Notable people with the name Yoav include:
Yoav Avni (born 1969), Israeli author
Yoav Bear (born 1991), Israeli cyclist
Yoav Benjamini (born 1949), Israeli statistician
Yoav Ben-Tzur (born 1958), Israeli politician and acting Minister of Health
Yoav Bruck (born 1972), Israeli swimmer
Yoav Chelouche (born 1953), Israeli businessman
Yoav Cohen (born 1999), Israeli windsurfer
Yoav Dothan (born 1955), Israeli chess player
Yoav Eliasi (born 1977), Israeli rapper
Yoav Eshed (born 1989), Israeli guitarist
Yoav Freund (born 1961), Israeli computer scientist
Yoav Gallant (born 1958), Israeli politician and Minister of Defense
Yoav Gath (born 1980), Israeli swimmer
Yoav Gelber (born 1943), Israeli historian
Yoav Gerafi (born 1993), Israeli footballer
Yoav Goren, American-Israeli musician
Yoav Har-Even, Israeli general
Yoav Hofmayster (born 2000), Israeli footballer
Yoav Horesh (born 1975), Israeli photographer
Yoav Kisch (born 1968), Israeli politician and Minister of Education
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Yoav Pini Gerafi (sometimes Jarafi or Jerafi, Hebrew: יואב פיני ג'ראפי; born 29 August 1993) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Israeli...
Yoav Gelber (Hebrew: יואב גלבר; born September 25, 1943) is a professor of history at the University of Haifa, and was formerly a visiting professor at...
Yoav Freund (Hebrew: יואב פרוינד; born 1961) is an Israeli professor of computer science at the University of California San Diego who mainly works on...
Prof. Yoav Shechtman (Hebrew: יואב שכטמן; born March 17, 1980) is an Israeli physicist. He is currently a Harrington Faculty Fellow at The University of...
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Yoav Yehoshua Weingarten (1845-1923) was a prominent rabbi and author of Torah commentaries. Weingarten was the son of Rabbi Nosson Nota and Rivkah Weingarten...
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Yoav Omer (Hebrew: יואב עומר; born 28 October 1998) is an Israeli windsurfer. He won a silver medal at the 2018 RS:X European Championships in Sopot. Omer...
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Yoav Goren (Hebrew: יואב גורן) is an Israeli-American musician, composer, and record producer specializing in soundtracks and trailer music for films and...
Yoav Kutner (Hebrew: יואב קוטנר; born 18 May 1954) is an Israeli music editor, TV and radio presenter, who has significantly promoted performers ranging...
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