First names in Hebrew

First name Suri: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שרה

Gematria value: 505

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Suri is written שרה

RecommendedשרהThe original spellingSuri is a Yiddish pet form of Sarah, שרה in Hebrew.Value: 505

סוריAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 276

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Suri mean?

Meaning: pet form of Sarah, "princess"
Origin: Hebrew

Suri is a pet form of Sarah used in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families, where Sarah was pronounced Sore or Sure; Suri is its tender form, written סורי. At its source stands the first mother of the Jewish people, Sarah, whose name means “princess”.

Gematria

Suri = 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

Written סורי (as it sounds in English), Suri is worth 276.

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 Suri, 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

Suri, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Suri in three answers

How do you write Suri in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Suri is written שרה. Suri is a Yiddish pet form of Sarah, שרה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written סורי.

What is the gematria value of Suri?
Written שרה, Suri is worth 505: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5). Written סורי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 276.

What does Suri mean?
Pet form of Sarah, "princess (origin: Hebrew). Suri is a pet form of Sarah used in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families, where Sarah was pronounced Sore or Sure; Suri is its tender form, written סורי. At its source stands the first mother of the Jewish people, Sarah, whose name means “princess”.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).