First names in Hebrew

First name Gary: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גארי

Gematria value: 214

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gary is written גארי

Meaning and origin

What does Gary mean?

Meaning: "spear"
Origin: Germanic

Gary comes from Germanic names beginning with gar, "spear". It became a common first name in America in the 1930s, through the actor Gary Cooper, and it was one of the most given boys' names in the 1950s.

Gematria

Gary = 214

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total214

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Gary, from ג to י:

גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי׃

“Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no harm, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Psalms 23:4

The book of your first name

Gary, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gary in three answers

How do you write Gary in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gary is written גארי.

What is the gematria value of Gary?
Written גארי, Gary is worth 214: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Gary mean?
Spear (origin: Germanic). Gary comes from Germanic names beginning with gar, "spear". It became a common first name in America in the 1930s, through the actor Gary Cooper, and it was one of the most given boys' names in the 1950s.