First names in Hebrew

First name Ricky: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ריקי

Gematria value: 320

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ricky is written ריקי

Ricky is a pet form of Richard.

Meaning and origin

What does Ricky 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

Ricky = 320

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total320

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh 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 Ricky, from ר to י:

רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי גַּם לֹא־יָכְלוּ לִי׃

“Greatly have they afflicted me since my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.”

Psalms 129:2

The book of your first name

Ricky, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ricky in three answers

How do you write Ricky in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ricky is written ריקי. Ricky is a pet form of Richard.

What is the gematria value of Ricky?
Written ריקי, Ricky is worth 320: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Ricky 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.