First names in Hebrew

First name Ollie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אולי

Gematria value: 47

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ollie is written אולי

Ollie is a pet form of Oliver.

Meaning and origin

What does Ollie 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

Ollie = 47

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total47

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Yod

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 Ollie, from א to י:

אַשְׂכִּילְךָ וְאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ־זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִי׃

“I will teach you and show you the way you should go; I will counsel you, with My eye upon you.”

Psalms 32:8

The book of your first name

Ollie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ollie in three answers

How do you write Ollie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ollie is written אולי. Ollie is a pet form of Oliver.

What is the gematria value of Ollie?
Written אולי, Ollie is worth 47: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Ollie 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.