First names in Hebrew

First name Gil: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גיל

Gematria value: 43

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gil is written גיל

Gil is also a Hebrew name, גיל, "joy".

Meaning and origin

What does Gil mean?

Meaning: short form of older European names; in Hebrew, "joy"
Origin: disputed

Your name has two possible origins. In European languages it is often a short form of a longer name, such as the French Gilles, from the Latin Aegidius, which is linked to the Greek aigis, "goatskin"; it is also an old Spanish and Portuguese name. But Gil is also a Hebrew name, very popular today, meaning "joy".

Gematria

Gil = 43

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. גיל has 3 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total43

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Lamed

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 Gil, from ג to ל:

גּוֹעֵר בַּיָּם וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ וְכׇל־הַנְּהָרוֹת הֶחֱרִיב אֻמְלַל בָּשָׁן וְכַרְמֶל וּפֶרַח לְבָנוֹן אֻמְלָל׃

“He rebukes the sea and dries it up, He makes all the rivers run dry; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossom of Lebanon fades.”

Nahum 1:4

The book of your first name

Gil, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gil in three answers

How do you write Gil in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gil is written גיל. Gil is also a Hebrew name, גיל, "joy".

What is the gematria value of Gil?
Written גיל, Gil is worth 43: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Gil mean?
Short form of older European names; in Hebrew, "joy (origin: disputed). Your name has two possible origins. In European languages it is often a short form of a longer name, such as the French Gilles, from the Latin Aegidius, which is linked to the Greek aigis, "goatskin"; it is also an old Spanish and Portuguese name. But Gil is also a Hebrew name, very popular today, meaning "joy".