First names in Hebrew

First name Pete: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פיט

Gematria value: 99

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Pete is written פיט

Pete is short for Peter.

Meaning and origin

What does Pete mean?

Meaning: "stone, rock"
Origin: Greek

Peter comes from the Greek petros, "stone, rock". It has been used in every European language for many centuries, and it was among the most given names in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Pete is its short form, Pedro its Spanish and Portuguese form.

Gematria

Pete = 99

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• טthe letter Tet9
• Total99

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Tet

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 Pete, from פ to ט:

פִּי־צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה חׇכְמָה וּלְשׁוֹנוֹ תְּדַבֵּר מִשְׁפָּט׃

“The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.”

Psalms 37:30

The book of your first name

Pete, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Pete in three answers

How do you write Pete in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Pete is written פיט. Pete is short for Peter.

What is the gematria value of Pete?
Written פיט, Pete is worth 99: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tet (9).

What does Pete mean?
Stone, rock (origin: Greek). Peter comes from the Greek petros, "stone, rock". It has been used in every European language for many centuries, and it was among the most given names in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Pete is its short form, Pedro its Spanish and Portuguese form.