First names in Hebrew

First name Stanley: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סטנלי

Gematria value: 159

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Stanley is written סטנלי

Meaning and origin

What does Stanley mean?

Meaning: "the stony clearing"
Origin: English

Stanley is an English place name, from the Old English stan, "stone", and leah, "clearing, meadow": "the stony clearing". It became a surname and then a first name, popular in America and Britain in the early twentieth century, and it is coming back in Britain. Stan is its short form.

Gematria

Stanley = 159

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

• סthe letter Samekh60
• טthe letter Tet9
• נthe letter Nun50
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total159

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh 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 Stanley, from ס to י:

סַמְּכוּנִי בָּאֲשִׁישׁוֹת רַפְּדוּנִי בַּתַּפּוּחִים כִּי־חוֹלַת אַהֲבָה אָנִי׃

“Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am sick with love.”

Song of Songs 2:5

The book of your first name

Stanley, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Stanley in three answers

How do you write Stanley in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Stanley is written סטנלי.

What is the gematria value of Stanley?
Written סטנלי, Stanley is worth 159: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Stanley mean?
The stony clearing (origin: English). Stanley is an English place name, from the Old English stan, "stone", and leah, "clearing, meadow": "the stony clearing". It became a surname and then a first name, popular in America and Britain in the early twentieth century, and it is coming back in Britain. Stan is its short form.