First names in Hebrew

First name Neal: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ניל

Gematria value: 90

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Neal is written ניל

Neal is a spelling of Neil.

Meaning and origin

What does Neal mean?

Meaning: disputed ("champion" or "cloud")
Origin: Irish

Neil comes from the Irish Niall, an old name whose meaning is uncertain: it may mean "champion" or "passionate", or come from a word for "cloud". The astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, made it famous. Neal is a common spelling.

Gematria

Neal = 90

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total90

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Lamed

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 Neal, from נ to ל:

נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה אַף־רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לָאָרֶץ צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל׃

“My soul has longed for You in the night, and my spirit within me seeks You at dawn; for when Your judgments are on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn justice.”

Isaiah 26:9

The book of your first name

Neal, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Neal in three answers

How do you write Neal in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Neal is written ניל. Neal is a spelling of Neil.

What is the gematria value of Neal?
Written ניל, Neal is worth 90: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Neal mean?
Disputed ("champion" or "cloud") (origin: Irish). Neil comes from the Irish Niall, an old name whose meaning is uncertain: it may mean "champion" or "passionate", or come from a word for "cloud". The astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, made it famous. Neal is a common spelling.