First names in Hebrew

First name Davis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דוד

Gematria value: 14

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Davis is written דוד

RecommendedדודThe original spellingDavis is an English surname meaning "son of David", דוד in Hebrew.Value: 14

דייוויסAs 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: 106

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 Davis mean?

Meaning: "son of David", "beloved"
Origin: Hebrew

Davis is an English and Welsh family name meaning “son of David”, now given as a first name. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”, the name of the most famous king of the Bible.

Gematria

Davis = 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 דייוויס (as it sounds in English), Davis is worth 106.

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 Davis, 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

Davis, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Davis in three answers

How do you write Davis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Davis is written דוד. Davis is an English surname meaning "son of David", דוד in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written דייוויס.

What is the gematria value of Davis?
Written דוד, Davis is worth 14: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4). Written דייוויס (as it sounds in English), it is worth 106.

What does Davis mean?
Son of David", "beloved (origin: Hebrew). Davis is an English and Welsh family name meaning “son of David”, now given as a first name. 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).