First names in Hebrew

First name Isla: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איילה

Gematria value: 56

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Isla is written איילה

Meaning and origin

What does Isla mean?

Meaning: from Islay, a Scottish island; in Spanish, "island"
Origin: Scottish

Isla is the name of Islay, an island of the Scottish Hebrides, whose name is of uncertain origin; it is also the Spanish word for "island". It became a first name in Scotland and has been one of the top girls' names in Britain since the 2010s.

Gematria

Isla = 56

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total56

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

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 Isla, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Isla, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Isla in three answers

How do you write Isla in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Isla is written איילה.

What is the gematria value of Isla?
Written איילה, Isla is worth 56: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Isla mean?
From Islay, a Scottish island; in Spanish, "island (origin: Scottish). Isla is the name of Islay, an island of the Scottish Hebrides, whose name is of uncertain origin; it is also the Spanish word for "island". It became a first name in Scotland and has been one of the top girls' names in Britain since the 2010s.