First names in Hebrew

First name Sally: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שרה

Gematria value: 505

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sally is written שרה

Sally is an English pet form of Sarah, שרה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Sally mean?

Meaning: "princess" (through Sarah)
Origin: Hebrew

Sally is an English pet form of Sarah, popular since the eighteenth century. Through Sarah, it goes back to a Hebrew name that means "princess". Sarah is the first of the mothers of the Jewish people, the wife of Abraham.

Gematria

Sally = 505

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total505

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin to the letter He

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 Sally, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Sally, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sally in three answers

How do you write Sally in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sally is written שרה. Sally is an English pet form of Sarah, שרה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Sally?
Written שרה, Sally is worth 505: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Sally mean?
Princess" (through Sarah) (origin: Hebrew). Sally is an English pet form of Sarah, popular since the eighteenth century. Through Sarah, it goes back to a Hebrew name that means "princess". Sarah is the first of the mothers of the Jewish people, the wife of Abraham.