First names in Hebrew

First name Ruby: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רובי

Gematria value: 218

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ruby is written רובי

Meaning and origin

What does Ruby mean?

Meaning: "the ruby", from the Latin rubeus, "red"
Origin: English

Ruby is an English name meaning "the ruby". The word comes from the Latin rubeus, "red". It is a precious stone of deep red, one of the hardest and rarest. A Victorian jewel name, it has returned to the top of British and American lists in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Ruby = 218

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total218

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 Ruby, 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

Ruby, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ruby in three answers

How do you write Ruby in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ruby is written רובי.

What is the gematria value of Ruby?
Written רובי, Ruby is worth 218: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Ruby mean?
The ruby", from the Latin rubeus, "red (origin: English). Ruby is an English name meaning "the ruby". The word comes from the Latin rubeus, "red". It is a precious stone of deep red, one of the hardest and rarest. A Victorian jewel name, it has returned to the top of British and American lists in the twenty-first century.