First names in Hebrew

First name Bobby: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בובי

Gematria value: 20

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bobby is written בובי

Bobby is an English pet form of Robert.

Meaning and origin

What does Bobby mean?

Meaning: "shining with fame"
Origin: Germanic

Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.

Gematria

Bobby = 20

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total20

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 Bobby, 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

Bobby, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bobby in three answers

How do you write Bobby in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bobby is written בובי. Bobby is an English pet form of Robert.

What is the gematria value of Bobby?
Written בובי, Bobby is worth 20: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Bobby mean?
Shining with fame (origin: Germanic). Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.