First names in Hebrew

First name Leigh: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לי

Gematria value: 40

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Leigh is written לי

Meaning and origin

What does Leigh mean?

Meaning: "meadow, clearing"
Origin: English

Leigh is an English name, from the Old English leah, “meadow, clearing in the woods”. A family name before becoming a first name, it is given to girls and boys, often as a middle name; the actress Vivien Leigh made it famous.

Gematria

Leigh = 40

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לי has 2 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total40

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed 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 Leigh, from ל to י:

לוּלֵי תוֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי אָז אָבַדְתִּי בְעׇנְיִי׃

“Had Your Torah not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.”

Psalms 119:92

The book of your first name

Leigh, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Leigh in three answers

How do you write Leigh in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Leigh is written לי.

What is the gematria value of Leigh?
Written לי, Leigh is worth 40: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Leigh mean?
Meadow, clearing (origin: English). Leigh is an English name, from the Old English leah, “meadow, clearing in the woods”. A family name before becoming a first name, it is given to girls and boys, often as a middle name; the actress Vivien Leigh made it famous.