First names in Hebrew

First name Emily: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אמילי

Gematria value: 91

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Emily is written אמילי

Meaning and origin

What does Emily mean?

Meaning: from the Aemilia family, linked to aemulus, "one who strives to equal"
Origin: Latin

Emily is the English form of Emilie, from the Latin Aemilia, an old Roman family name. It is linked to aemulus, "one who strives to equal", but the link is old and uncertain. Two great writers carried it: Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights, and Emily Dickinson, the American poet who wrote nearly two thousand poems in her room. It was the top girls' name in America from 1996 to 2007.

Gematria

Emily = 91

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total91

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 Emily, 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

Emily, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Emily in three answers

How do you write Emily in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Emily is written אמילי.

What is the gematria value of Emily?
Written אמילי, Emily is worth 91: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Emily mean?
From the Aemilia family, linked to aemulus, "one who strives to equal (origin: Latin). Emily is the English form of Emilie, from the Latin Aemilia, an old Roman family name. It is linked to aemulus, "one who strives to equal", but the link is old and uncertain. Two great writers carried it: Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights, and Emily Dickinson, the American poet who wrote nearly two thousand poems in her room. It was the top girls' name in America from 1996 to 2007.