First names in Hebrew

First name Sylvia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סילביה

Gematria value: 117

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sylvia is written סילביה

Meaning and origin

What does Sylvia mean?

Meaning: "of the forest" (Latin silva)
Origin: Latin

Sylvia comes from the Latin silva, "forest": it is the name of the woods. It was popular in America and Britain in the first half of the twentieth century, and the poet Sylvia Plath made it known.

Gematria

Sylvia = 117

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. סילביה has 6 letters:

• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total117

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh 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 Sylvia, from ס to ה:

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃

“Prize her highly, and she will raise you up; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.”

Proverbs 4:8

The book of your first name

Sylvia, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sylvia in three answers

How do you write Sylvia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sylvia is written סילביה.

What is the gematria value of Sylvia?
Written סילביה, Sylvia is worth 117: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Sylvia mean?
Of the forest" (Latin silva) (origin: Latin). Sylvia comes from the Latin silva, "forest": it is the name of the woods. It was popular in America and Britain in the first half of the twentieth century, and the poet Sylvia Plath made it known.