First names in Hebrew

First name Shelly: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שלי

Gematria value: 340

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shelly is written שלי

Meaning and origin

What does Shelly 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

Shelly = 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 Shelly, 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

Shelly, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shelly in three answers

How do you write Shelly in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shelly is written שלי.

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

What does Shelly 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”.