First names in Hebrew

First name Shayna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שיינה

Gematria value: 375

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shayna is written שיינה

Shayna is another spelling of Shaina, שיינה in Yiddish.

Meaning and origin

What does Shayna mean?

Meaning: "beautiful"
Origin: Yiddish

Shaina, also spelled Shayna or Sheina, is a Yiddish name that means "beautiful", from sheyn (the German schön). In the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, it was heard in every home, a compliment turned into a name, worn for centuries by Ashkenazi grandmothers. It has found new youth in recent years.

Gematria

Shayna = 375

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שיינה has 5 letters:

• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total375

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 Shayna, 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

Shayna, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shayna in three answers

How do you write Shayna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shayna is written שיינה. Shayna is another spelling of Shaina, שיינה in Yiddish.

What is the gematria value of Shayna?
Written שיינה, Shayna is worth 375: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Shayna mean?
Beautiful (origin: Yiddish). Shaina, also spelled Shayna or Sheina, is a Yiddish name that means "beautiful", from sheyn (the German schön). In the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, it was heard in every home, a compliment turned into a name, worn for centuries by Ashkenazi grandmothers. It has found new youth in recent years.