Names in Hebrew

Audrey in Hebrew

Written

אודרי

With the vowels

אוֹדְרִי

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. א–
  2. וֹo
  3. דְd
  4. רִr
  5. יi

Why these letters

A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. The o and u sounds are written with ו. The i sound is written with י.

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