First names in Hebrew

First name Oliver: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אוליבר

Gematria value: 249

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Oliver is written אוליבר

Meaning and origin

What does Oliver mean?

Meaning: "the olive tree"
Origin: Latin

Oliver comes from the Old French Olivier, "the olive tree", from the Latin oliva. Some scholars think an old Germanic or Norse name stands behind it, but the olive has always been heard in it. Rare for centuries, it became one of the most given boys' names in Britain in the 2010s, and then in the United States.

Gematria

Oliver = 249

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אוליבר has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total249

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

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 Oliver, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Oliver, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Oliver in three answers

How do you write Oliver in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Oliver is written אוליבר.

What is the gematria value of Oliver?
Written אוליבר, Oliver is worth 249: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Oliver mean?
The olive tree (origin: Latin). Oliver comes from the Old French Olivier, "the olive tree", from the Latin oliva. Some scholars think an old Germanic or Norse name stands behind it, but the olive has always been heard in it. Rare for centuries, it became one of the most given boys' names in Britain in the 2010s, and then in the United States.