First names in Hebrew

First name Whitney: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

וויטני

Gematria value: 91

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Whitney is written וויטני

Meaning and origin

What does Whitney mean?

Meaning: "white island"
Origin: English

Whitney is an English place name that became a family name and then a first name: in Old English, hwīt ēg means "white island". It became a girls' name in America and owes its worldwide fame to a singer with an exceptional voice, in the 1980s.

Gematria

Whitney = 91

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

• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• טthe letter Tet9
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total91

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 Whitney, 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

Whitney, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Whitney in three answers

How do you write Whitney in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Whitney is written וויטני.

What is the gematria value of Whitney?
Written וויטני, Whitney is worth 91: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Whitney mean?
White island (origin: English). Whitney is an English place name that became a family name and then a first name: in Old English, hwīt ēg means "white island". It became a girls' name in America and owes its worldwide fame to a singer with an exceptional voice, in the 1980s.