First names in Hebrew

First name Faigy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פייגא

Gematria value: 104

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Faigy is written פייגא

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 Faigy mean?

Meaning: pet form of Feiga, "bird" (origin disputed)
Origin: Yiddish

Faigy is the pet form of Feiga, used every day in Orthodox families. Feiga is a Yiddish name, most often understood as “bird” (from the German Vogel), sometimes as “fig”; it is often given together with the Hebrew Tzipporah, which also means “bird”.

Gematria

Faigy = 104

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• גthe letter Gimel3
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total104

Written פייגי (as it sounds in English), Faigy is worth 113.

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Aleph

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 Faigy, from פ to א:

פִּתְאֹם נָפְלָה בָבֶל וַתִּשָּׁבֵר הֵילִילוּ עָלֶיהָ קְחוּ צֳרִי לְמַכְאוֹבָהּ אוּלַי תֵּרָפֵא׃

“Suddenly Babylon has fallen and is shattered. Wail for her; bring balm for her pain, perhaps she may be healed.”

Jeremiah 51:8

The book of your first name

Faigy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Faigy in three answers

How do you write Faigy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Faigy is written פייגא. Faigy is a pet form of Feiga, פייגא, the Yiddish companion of Tzipporah. As it sounds in English, it is written פייגי.

What is the gematria value of Faigy?
Written פייגא, Faigy is worth 104: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Aleph (1). Written פייגי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 113.

What does Faigy mean?
Pet form of Feiga, "bird" (origin disputed) (origin: Yiddish). Faigy is the pet form of Feiga, used every day in Orthodox families. Feiga is a Yiddish name, most often understood as “bird” (from the German Vogel), sometimes as “fig”; it is often given together with the Hebrew Tzipporah, which also means “bird”.