First names in Hebrew
First name Lilly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
שושנה
Gematria value: 661
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Lilly is written שושנה
Meaning and origin
What does Lilly mean?
Meaning: "the lily" (or a pet form of Elizabeth)
Origin: English
Lily is an English name. Most often it is the name of the flower, the white lily; at first it was also a pet form of Elizabeth. It has been one of the top girls' names in Britain and America since the 2000s.
Gematria
Lilly = 661
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שושנה has 5 letters:
- שthe letter Shin300
- וthe letter Vav6
- שthe letter Shin300
- נthe letter Nun50
- הthe letter He5
- Total661
Written לילי (as it sounds in English), Lilly is worth 80.
The verse of the name
From the letter Shin 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 Lilly, from ש to ה:
שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃
“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”
Proverbs 10:12
The book of your first name
Lilly, in nine pages
- Lilly, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Lilly
- Lilly, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Lilly in three answers
How do you write Lilly in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lilly is written שושנה. Lilly is another spelling of Lily. As it sounds in English, it is written לילי.
What is the gematria value of Lilly?
Written שושנה, Lilly is worth 661: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written לילי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 80.
What does Lilly mean?
The lily" (or a pet form of Elizabeth) (origin: English). Lily is an English name. Most often it is the name of the flower, the white lily; at first it was also a pet form of Elizabeth. It has been one of the top girls' names in Britain and America since the 2000s.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).