First names in Hebrew

First name Shelley: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שלי

Gematria value: 340

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shelley is written שלי

Shelley is a spelling of Shelly.

Meaning and origin

What does Shelley mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (English pet form or place name); in Hebrew, "mine"
Origin: disputed

Shelly is a name of disputed origin: an English pet form of Michelle or Rochelle, or an English place name, “the clearing on the slope”. By a happy meeting, it is also a common name in modern Hebrew, where sheli means “mine”.

Gematria

Shelley = 340

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total340

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin 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 Shelley, from ש to י:

שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃

“A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains: from where will my help come?”

Psalms 121:1

The book of your first name

Shelley, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shelley in three answers

How do you write Shelley in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shelley is written שלי. Shelley is a spelling of Shelly.

What is the gematria value of Shelley?
Written שלי, Shelley is worth 340: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Shelley mean?
Of disputed origin (English pet form or place name); in Hebrew, "mine (origin: disputed). Shelly is a name of disputed origin: an English pet form of Michelle or Rochelle, or an English place name, “the clearing on the slope”. By a happy meeting, it is also a common name in modern Hebrew, where sheli means “mine”.