First names in Hebrew

First name Carrie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קארי

Gematria value: 311

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Carrie is written קארי

Meaning and origin

What does Carrie mean?

Meaning: pet form of Caroline, from Charles, "free man"
Origin: Germanic

Carrie is the English pet form of Caroline and Carol, feminines of Charles, which comes from the Germanic karl, “man”, in the sense of “free man”. It was very popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s.

Gematria

Carrie = 311

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total311

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf 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 Carrie, from ק to י:

קְנֵה חׇכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5

The book of your first name

Carrie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Carrie in three answers

How do you write Carrie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Carrie is written קארי.

What is the gematria value of Carrie?
Written קארי, Carrie is worth 311: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Carrie mean?
Pet form of Caroline, from Charles, "free man (origin: Germanic). Carrie is the English pet form of Caroline and Carol, feminines of Charles, which comes from the Germanic karl, “man”, in the sense of “free man”. It was very popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s.