First names in Hebrew

First name Phyllis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פיליס

Gematria value: 190

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Phyllis is written פיליס

Meaning and origin

What does Phyllis mean?

Meaning: "foliage, green leaves"
Origin: Greek

Phyllis is a Greek name formed on phyllon, “leaf”: the green foliage of spring. English poets of the seventeenth century used it for country girls in their verses, and it became one of the most given names in America in the 1920s to 1940s.

Gematria

Phyllis = 190

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פיליס has 5 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total190

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Samekh

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 Phyllis, from פ to ס:

פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃

“Peres: your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”

Daniel 5:28

The book of your first name

Phyllis, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Phyllis in three answers

How do you write Phyllis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Phyllis is written פיליס.

What is the gematria value of Phyllis?
Written פיליס, Phyllis is worth 190: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Phyllis mean?
Foliage, green leaves (origin: Greek). Phyllis is a Greek name formed on phyllon, “leaf”: the green foliage of spring. English poets of the seventeenth century used it for country girls in their verses, and it became one of the most given names in America in the 1920s to 1940s.