First names in Hebrew

First name Ellie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלי

Gematria value: 41

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ellie is written אלי

Meaning and origin

What does Ellie mean?

Meaning: English pet form of Eleanor, Ellen or Elizabeth
Origin: English

Ellie is an English pet form, taken from Eleanor, Ellen or Elizabeth depending on the family. Its meaning depends on the original name: Helen and Eleanor come from Greek or Occitan, with disputed origins; Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva. Ellie has become a name of its own, very popular in Britain and America since the 1990s.

Gematria

Ellie = 41

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total41

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Ellie, from א to י:

אַשְׂכִּילְךָ וְאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ־זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִי׃

“I will teach you and show you the way you should go; I will counsel you, with My eye upon you.”

Psalms 32:8

The book of your first name

Ellie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ellie in three answers

How do you write Ellie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ellie is written אלי.

What is the gematria value of Ellie?
Written אלי, Ellie is worth 41: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Ellie mean?
English pet form of Eleanor, Ellen or Elizabeth (origin: English). Ellie is an English pet form, taken from Eleanor, Ellen or Elizabeth depending on the family. Its meaning depends on the original name: Helen and Eleanor come from Greek or Occitan, with disputed origins; Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva. Ellie has become a name of its own, very popular in Britain and America since the 1990s.