First names in Hebrew

First name Roy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רועי

Gematria value: 286

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Roy is written רועי

רועיRoy, the Hebrew nameRoy is also a Hebrew name, רועי, "my shepherd", as in "God is my shepherd" (Psalms 23:1); it is how Hebrew speakers write it.Value: 286

רויAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 216

Meaning and origin

What does Roy mean?

Meaning: disputed (Gaelic ruadh, "red", or Old French roy, "king")
Origin: disputed

Roy has a double origin. In Scotland, it comes from the Gaelic ruadh, "red-haired"; elsewhere, people hear the Old French roy, "the king". Both readings are old, and one cannot decide for each family. The name is short, solid, and much used in English-speaking countries.

Gematria

Roy = 286

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

רthe letter Resh200
וthe letter Vav6
עthe letter Ayin70
יthe letter Yod10
Total286

Written רוי (as it sounds in English), Roy is worth 216.

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 Roy, 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

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Roy, in nine pages

Roy, in Hebrew
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Frequently asked

Roy in three answers

How do you write Roy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Roy is written רועי. As it sounds in English, it is written רוי.

What is the gematria value of Roy?
Written רועי, Roy is worth 286: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10). Written רוי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 216.

What does Roy mean?
Disputed (Gaelic ruadh, "red", or Old French roy, "king") (origin: disputed). Roy has a double origin. In Scotland, it comes from the Gaelic ruadh, "red-haired"; elsewhere, people hear the Old French roy, "the king". Both readings are old, and one cannot decide for each family. The name is short, solid, and much used in English-speaking countries.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).