First names in Hebrew

First name William: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ויליאם

Gematria value: 97

Its spelling

In Hebrew, William is written ויליאם

Meaning and origin

What does William mean?

Meaning: "the one whose will protects"
Origin: Germanic

William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, made of wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet", that is, protection: "the one whose will protects". It crossed into England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and became the English name above all others, borne by kings and by Shakespeare. Liam, Will, Bill and Billy are its short forms.

Gematria

William = 97

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

• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total97

The verse of the name

From the letter Vav to the letter final Mem

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 William, from ו to ם:

וְנָהָר יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִׁים׃

“A river went out from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four headwaters.”

Genesis 2:10

The book of your first name

William, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

William in three answers

How do you write William in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, William is written ויליאם.

What is the gematria value of William?
Written ויליאם, William is worth 97: the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does William mean?
The one whose will protects (origin: Germanic). William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, made of wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet", that is, protection: "the one whose will protects". It crossed into England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and became the English name above all others, borne by kings and by Shakespeare. Liam, Will, Bill and Billy are its short forms.