First names in Hebrew

First name Bryce: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בראיס

Gematria value: 273

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bryce is written בראיס

Meaning and origin

What does Bryce mean?

Meaning: disputed (perhaps "speckled" or "strength")
Origin: Celtic

Bryce comes from Brice, an old name of Celtic origin, perhaps meaning "speckled" or "strength". It has been used in Scotland for centuries and became a first name in America in the 1990s; Bryce Canyon, in Utah, also bears it.

Gematria

Bryce = 273

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בראיס has 5 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total273

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Samekh

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 Bryce, from ב to ס:

בְּבִרְכַּת יְשָׁרִים תָּרוּם קָרֶת וּבְפִי רְשָׁעִים תֵּהָרֵס׃

“By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.”

Proverbs 11:11

The book of your first name

Bryce, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bryce in three answers

How do you write Bryce in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bryce is written בראיס.

What is the gematria value of Bryce?
Written בראיס, Bryce is worth 273: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Bryce mean?
Disputed (perhaps "speckled" or "strength") (origin: Celtic). Bryce comes from Brice, an old name of Celtic origin, perhaps meaning "speckled" or "strength". It has been used in Scotland for centuries and became a first name in America in the 1990s; Bryce Canyon, in Utah, also bears it.