First names in Hebrew

First name Davey: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דוד

Gematria value: 14

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Davey is written דוד

RecommendedדודThe original spellingDavey is a pet form of David, דוד in Hebrew.Value: 14

דייביAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 36

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 Davey mean?

Meaning: pet form of David, "beloved"
Origin: Hebrew

Davey is the pet form of David, used in English and Welsh. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”, the name of the most famous king of the Bible.

Gematria

Davey = 14

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דוד has 3 letters:

דthe letter Dalet4
וthe letter Vav6
דthe letter Dalet4
Total14

Written דייבי (as it sounds in English), Davey is worth 36.

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter Dalet

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 Davey, from ד to ד:

דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפּוֹת נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד׃

“The words of the wise are like goads, like nails firmly planted; the masters of collections gave them from one shepherd.”

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The book of your first name

Davey, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Davey in three answers

How do you write Davey in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Davey is written דוד. Davey is a pet form of David, דוד in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written דייבי.

What is the gematria value of Davey?
Written דוד, Davey is worth 14: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4). Written דייבי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 36.

What does Davey mean?
Pet form of David, "beloved (origin: Hebrew). Davey is the pet form of David, used in English and Welsh. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”, the name of the most famous king of the Bible.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).