First names in Hebrew

First name Ellis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליהו

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ellis is written אליהו

RecommendedאליהוThe original spellingEllis is an English form of Elias, Elijah, אליהו in Hebrew.Value: 52

אליסAs 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: 101

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 Ellis mean?

Meaning: from Elias, Elijah, "my God is He"
Origin: Hebrew

Ellis is an English name that comes from Elis, the medieval form of Elias, that is, Elijah. It became a family name, then a first name again, and it is given today to boys and sometimes to girls. Elijah is a Hebrew name meaning “my God is He”.

Gematria

Ellis = 52

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אליהו has 5 letters:

אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
יthe letter Yod10
הthe letter He5
וthe letter Vav6
Total52

Written אליס (as it sounds in English), Ellis is worth 101.

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Vav

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 Ellis, from א to ו:

אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא־בוֹשׁוּ׃

“To You they cried out, and they were rescued; in You they trusted, and they were not put to shame.”

Psalms 22:6

The book of your first name

Ellis, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Ellis in three answers

How do you write Ellis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ellis is written אליהו. Ellis is an English form of Elias, Elijah, אליהו in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אליס.

What is the gematria value of Ellis?
Written אליהו, Ellis is worth 52: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6). Written אליס (as it sounds in English), it is worth 101.

What does Ellis mean?
From Elias, Elijah, "my God is He (origin: Hebrew). Ellis is an English name that comes from Elis, the medieval form of Elias, that is, Elijah. It became a family name, then a first name again, and it is given today to boys and sometimes to girls. Elijah is a Hebrew name meaning “my God is He”.

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