First names in Hebrew

First name Etty: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אסתר

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Etty is written אסתר

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 Etty mean?

Meaning: pet form of Esther (sometimes of Henrietta)
Origin: Persian

Etty is a pet form of Esther, used in Jewish families since the days of Yiddish; in English it can also be a short form of Henrietta. Etty Hillesum, a young Jewish woman of Amsterdam who kept a diary until her deportation in 1943, made it known throughout the world. Through Esther, your name goes back to the queen of Purim, whose name is traced to the Persian for “star”.

Gematria

Etty = 661

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אסתר has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• סthe letter Samekh60
• תthe letter Tav400
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total661

Written אתי (as it sounds in English), Etty is worth 411.

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

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 Etty, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Etty, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Etty in three answers

How do you write Etty in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Etty is written אסתר. Etty is a pet form of Esther, אסתר in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אתי.

What is the gematria value of Etty?
Written אסתר, Etty is worth 661: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Resh (200). Written אתי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 411.

What does Etty mean?
Pet form of Esther (sometimes of Henrietta) (origin: Persian). Etty is a pet form of Esther, used in Jewish families since the days of Yiddish; in English it can also be a short form of Henrietta. Etty Hillesum, a young Jewish woman of Amsterdam who kept a diary until her deportation in 1943, made it known throughout the world. Through Esther, your name goes back to the queen of Purim, whose name is traced to the Persian for “star”.