First names in Hebrew

First name Wesley: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

וסלי

Gematria value: 106

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Wesley is written וסלי

Meaning and origin

What does Wesley mean?

Meaning: "the western meadow"
Origin: English

Wesley is an English place name, from the Old English west, "west", and leah, "meadow, clearing": "the western meadow". It became a surname and then a first name, popular in America and Britain throughout the twentieth century. Wes is its short form.

Gematria

Wesley = 106

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. וסלי has 4 letters:

• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total106

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav 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 Wesley, from ו to י:

וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָיְתָה אֵם כׇּל־חָי׃

“The man named his wife Chavah, for she was the mother of all the living.”

Genesis 3:20

The book of your first name

Wesley, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Wesley in three answers

How do you write Wesley in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Wesley is written וסלי.

What is the gematria value of Wesley?
Written וסלי, Wesley is worth 106: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Wesley mean?
The western meadow (origin: English). Wesley is an English place name, from the Old English west, "west", and leah, "meadow, clearing": "the western meadow". It became a surname and then a first name, popular in America and Britain throughout the twentieth century. Wes is its short form.