First names in Hebrew
First name Chany: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
חנה
Gematria value: 63
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Chany is written חנה
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Chany mean?
Meaning: pet form of Chana, "grace"
Origin: Hebrew
Chany is the pet form of Chana, Hannah, used in Orthodox families and in Hebrew, where it is written חני. Chana means “grace”, from the same root as chen, the favor one finds in the eyes of others.
Gematria
Chany = 63
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חנה has 3 letters:
- חthe letter Chet8
- נthe letter Nun50
- הthe letter He5
- Total63
Written חני (as it sounds in English), Chany is worth 68.
The verse of the name
From the letter Chet to the letter He
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 Chany, from ח to ה:
חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃
“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
The book of your first name
Chany, in nine pages
- Chany, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Chany
- Chany, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Chany in three answers
How do you write Chany in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chany is written חנה. Chany is a pet form of Chana, Hannah, חנה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written חני.
What is the gematria value of Chany?
Written חנה, Chany is worth 63: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written חני (as it sounds in English), it is worth 68.
What does Chany mean?
Pet form of Chana, "grace (origin: Hebrew). Chany is the pet form of Chana, Hannah, used in Orthodox families and in Hebrew, where it is written חני. Chana means “grace”, from the same root as chen, the favor one finds in the eyes of others.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).