First names in Hebrew

First name Nancy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nancy is written חנה

Nancy is an old English pet form of Anne, Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Nancy mean?

Meaning: grace (through Anne; origin debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is an English pet name, born in the Middle Ages from Nan, itself an affectionate nickname for Anne; some link it rather to Agnes. If we follow Anne, it comes from the Hebrew Hannah, “grace”.

Gematria

Nancy = 63

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total63

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Nancy, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Nancy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nancy in three answers

How do you write Nancy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nancy is written חנה. Nancy is an old English pet form of Anne, Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Nancy?
Written חנה, Nancy is worth 63: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Nancy mean?
Grace (through Anne; origin debated) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is an English pet name, born in the Middle Ages from Nan, itself an affectionate nickname for Anne; some link it rather to Agnes. If we follow Anne, it comes from the Hebrew Hannah, “grace”.