First names in Hebrew

First name Delaney: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דילייני

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Delaney is written דילייני

Meaning and origin

What does Delaney mean?

Meaning: from an Irish family name (meaning disputed)
Origin: Celtic

Delaney comes from an Irish family name, Ó Dubhshláine, often read as “descendant of the dark challenger”; the meaning is disputed. It became a girl's name in America in the 1990s.

Gematria

Delaney = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דילייני has 7 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet 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 Delaney, from ד to י:

דֶּרֶךְ־מִצְוֺתֶיךָ אָרוּץ כִּי תַרְחִיב לִבִּי׃

“I will run in the way of Your commandments, for You open wide my heart.”

Psalms 119:32

The book of your first name

Delaney, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Delaney in three answers

How do you write Delaney in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Delaney is written דילייני.

What is the gematria value of Delaney?
Written דילייני, Delaney is worth 124: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Delaney mean?
From an Irish family name (meaning disputed) (origin: Celtic). Delaney comes from an Irish family name, Ó Dubhshláine, often read as “descendant of the dark challenger”; the meaning is disputed. It became a girl's name in America in the 1990s.