First names in Hebrew

First name Neil: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ניל

Gematria value: 90

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Neil is written ניל

Meaning and origin

What does Neil 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

Neil = 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 Neil, 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

Neil, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Neil in three answers

How do you write Neil in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Neil is written ניל.

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

What does Neil 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.