Names in Hebrew

Olivia in Hebrew

Written

אוליביה

With the vowels

אוֹלִיבְיָה

Read from right to left.

Letter by letter

  1. א–
  2. וֹo
  3. לִl
  4. יi
  5. בְv
  6. יָya
  7. ה–

Why these letters

The v is ב without its dot. The o at the start needs a silent א to carry its ו.

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