First names in Hebrew

First name Guy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גיא

Gematria value: 14

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Guy is written גיא

גיאGuy, the Hebrew nameGuy is also a Hebrew name, גיא, "the valley" (Psalms 23:4): that is how Hebrew speakers write it.Value: 14

גאיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 14

Meaning and origin

What does Guy mean?

Meaning: disputed ("guide" or "wood")
Origin: French

Guy comes from an old French and Germanic name, Wido, of uncertain meaning: it is linked either to a Germanic word for "wood" or to the Old French guier, "to guide". It was popular in Britain and America in the early twentieth century, and in English "guy" has also become an everyday word for a man.

Gematria

Guy = 14

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

גthe letter Gimel3
יthe letter Yod10
אthe letter Aleph1
Total14

Written גאי (as it sounds in English), Guy is worth 14.

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Guy, from ג to א:

גַּם בְּלֹא־דַעַת נֶפֶשׁ לֹא־טוֹב וְאָץ בְּרַגְלַיִם חוֹטֵא׃

“Zeal without knowledge is not good, and one who rushes with his feet misses the mark.”

Proverbs 19:2

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Frequently asked

Guy in three answers

How do you write Guy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Guy is written גיא. As it sounds in English, it is written גאי.

What is the gematria value of Guy?
Written גיא, Guy is worth 14: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1). Written גאי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 14.

What does Guy mean?
Disputed ("guide" or "wood") (origin: French). Guy comes from an old French and Germanic name, Wido, of uncertain meaning: it is linked either to a Germanic word for "wood" or to the Old French guier, "to guide". It was popular in Britain and America in the early twentieth century, and in English "guy" has also become an everyday word for a man.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).