First names in Hebrew

First name Dovi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דוד

Gematria value: 14

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dovi is written דוד

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

דוביAs 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: 22

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 Dovi mean?

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

Dovi is the pet form of Dovid, David, used every day in Orthodox families. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”.

Gematria

Dovi = 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 דובי (as it sounds in English), Dovi is worth 22.

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 Dovi, 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

Dovi, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Dovi in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Dovi?
Written דוד, Dovi is worth 14: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4). Written דובי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 22.

What does Dovi mean?
Pet form of David, "beloved (origin: Hebrew). Dovi is the pet form of Dovid, David, used every day in Orthodox families. David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”.

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