First names in Hebrew

First name Willa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ווילה

Gematria value: 57

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Willa is written ווילה

Meaning and origin

What does Willa mean?

Meaning: feminine of William, "will" and "helmet"
Origin: Germanic

Willa is a feminine of William, from the Germanic wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet, protection". The American novelist Willa Cather made it known, and it has come back in America in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Willa = 57

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ווילה has 5 letters:

• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total57

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav 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 Willa, from ו to ה:

וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הַיּוֹנָה מֵאִתּוֹ לִרְאוֹת הֲקַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה׃

“Then he sent out the dove from him, to see whether the waters had abated from the face of the ground.”

Genesis 8:8

The book of your first name

Willa, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Willa in three answers

How do you write Willa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Willa is written ווילה.

What is the gematria value of Willa?
Written ווילה, Willa is worth 57: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Willa mean?
Feminine of William, "will" and "helmet (origin: Germanic). Willa is a feminine of William, from the Germanic wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet, protection". The American novelist Willa Cather made it known, and it has come back in America in the twenty-first century.