First names in Hebrew
First name Yitty: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
יהודית
Gematria value: 435
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Yitty is written יהודית
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Yitty mean?
Meaning: pet form of Yehudit, "she of Judah"
Origin: Hebrew
Yitty is a pet form used in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families, from the old Yiddish name Yitte, which is most often taken as a form of Yehudit, Judith. Yehudit means “the Judean, she of Judah”, and Judah comes from praise: “This time I will praise God” (Genesis 29:35).
Gematria
Yitty = 435
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יהודית has 6 letters:
- יthe letter Yod10
- הthe letter He5
- וthe letter Vav6
- דthe letter Dalet4
- יthe letter Yod10
- תthe letter Tav400
- Total435
Written ייטי (as it sounds in English), Yitty is worth 39.
The verse of the name
From the letter Yod to the letter Tav
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 Yitty, from י to ת:
יוֹם לְיוֹם יַבִּיעַ אֹמֶר וְלַיְלָה לְּלַיְלָה יְחַוֶּה־דָּעַת׃
“Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.”
Psalms 19:3
The book of your first name
Yitty, in nine pages
- Yitty, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Yitty
- Yitty, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Yitty in three answers
How do you write Yitty in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yitty is written יהודית. Yitty is a Yiddish pet form of Yehudit, Judith, יהודית in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written ייטי.
What is the gematria value of Yitty?
Written יהודית, Yitty is worth 435: the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400). Written ייטי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 39.
What does Yitty mean?
Pet form of Yehudit, "she of Judah (origin: Hebrew). Yitty is a pet form used in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families, from the old Yiddish name Yitte, which is most often taken as a form of Yehudit, Judith. Yehudit means “the Judean, she of Judah”, and Judah comes from praise: “This time I will praise God” (Genesis 29:35).
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).