First names in Hebrew

First name Rick: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ריק

Gematria value: 310

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rick is written ריק

Rick is short for Richard.

Meaning and origin

What does Rick mean?

Meaning: "strong ruler"
Origin: Germanic

Richard comes from the Germanic Richard, made of ric, "ruler, power", and hard, "hard, brave": "strong ruler". It came to England with the Normans and was borne by three kings of England. Rick and Ricky are its short forms, Ricardo its Spanish form.

Gematria

Rick = 310

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total310

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Kuf

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 Rick, from ר to ק:

רֵעֲךָ וְרֵעַ אָבִיךָ אַל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחוֹק׃

“Do not forsake your friend or your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your misfortune; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.”

Proverbs 27:10

The book of your first name

Rick, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rick in three answers

How do you write Rick in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rick is written ריק. Rick is short for Richard.

What is the gematria value of Rick?
Written ריק, Rick is worth 310: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Rick mean?
Strong ruler (origin: Germanic). Richard comes from the Germanic Richard, made of ric, "ruler, power", and hard, "hard, brave": "strong ruler". It came to England with the Normans and was borne by three kings of England. Rick and Ricky are its short forms, Ricardo its Spanish form.