First names in Hebrew

First name Velvel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

וועלוועל

Gematria value: 224

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Velvel is written וועלוועל

Velvel, "little wolf", goes with the Hebrew name Zev, זאב.

Meaning and origin

What does Velvel mean?

Meaning: "little wolf"
Origin: Yiddish

Velvel is a Yiddish name: the affectionate pet form of Volf, "wolf" (the German Wolf). It is the kinnui of Ze'ev, "wolf" in Hebrew: many Ashkenazi Jews were called Ze'ev Wolf, and at home, Velvel.

Gematria

Velvel = 224

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. וועלוועל has 8 letters:

• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total224

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav to the letter Lamed

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 Velvel, from ו to ל:

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אַיֵּה שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה בָאֹהֶל׃

“They said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, There, in the tent.”

Genesis 18:9

The book of your first name

Velvel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Velvel in three answers

How do you write Velvel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Velvel is written וועלוועל. Velvel, "little wolf", goes with the Hebrew name Zev, זאב.

What is the gematria value of Velvel?
Written וועלוועל, Velvel is worth 224: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Velvel mean?
Little wolf (origin: Yiddish). Velvel is a Yiddish name: the affectionate pet form of Volf, "wolf" (the German Wolf). It is the kinnui of Ze'ev, "wolf" in Hebrew: many Ashkenazi Jews were called Ze'ev Wolf, and at home, Velvel.