First names in Hebrew

First name Billy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בילי

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Billy is written בילי

Billy is an English pet form of William.

Meaning and origin

What does Billy mean?

Meaning: "the one whose will protects"
Origin: Germanic

William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, made of wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet", that is, protection: "the one whose will protects". It crossed into England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and became the English name above all others, borne by kings and by Shakespeare. Liam, Will, Bill and Billy are its short forms.

Gematria

Billy = 52

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בילי has 4 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total52

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Billy, from ב to י:

בִּנְאוֹת דֶּשֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵנִי עַל־מֵי מְנֻחוֹת יְנַהֲלֵנִי׃

“He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.”

Psalms 23:2

The book of your first name

Billy, in nine pages

• Billy, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Billy
• Billy, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Billy in three answers

How do you write Billy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Billy is written בילי. Billy is an English pet form of William.

What is the gematria value of Billy?
Written בילי, Billy is worth 52: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Billy mean?
The one whose will protects (origin: Germanic). William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, made of wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet", that is, protection: "the one whose will protects". It crossed into England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and became the English name above all others, borne by kings and by Shakespeare. Liam, Will, Bill and Billy are its short forms.