First names in Hebrew

First name Mimi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרים

Gematria value: 290

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mimi is written מרים

RecommendedמריםThe original spellingMimi is a pet form of Miriam, Mary or Maria, from Miriam, מרים in Hebrew.Value: 290

מימיAs 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: 100

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Mimi mean?

Meaning: pet form of Miriam (meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Mimi is a pet form of Miriam, Mary and Maria, used in many languages and given today as a name of its own. Miriam is the sister of Moses and Aaron; the meaning of her name is debated: “bitterness”, “the beloved”, or an Egyptian word.

Gematria

Mimi = 290

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרים has 4 letters:

מthe letter Mem40
רthe letter Resh200
יthe letter Yod10
םthe letter final Mem40
Total290

Written מימי (as it sounds in English), Mimi is worth 100.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Mem

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 Mimi, from מ to ם:

מִכׇּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּים׃

“Above all that you guard, guard your heart, for from it flow the springs of life.”

Proverbs 4:23

The book of your first name

Mimi, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Mimi in three answers

How do you write Mimi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mimi is written מרים. Mimi is a pet form of Miriam, Mary or Maria, from Miriam, מרים in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מימי.

What is the gematria value of Mimi?
Written מרים, Mimi is worth 290: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40). Written מימי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 100.

What does Mimi mean?
Pet form of Miriam (meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Mimi is a pet form of Miriam, Mary and Maria, used in many languages and given today as a name of its own. Miriam is the sister of Moses and Aaron; the meaning of her name is debated: “bitterness”, “the beloved”, or an Egyptian word.

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