First names in Hebrew

First name Adar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אדר

Gematria value: 205

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Adar is written אדר

Meaning and origin

What does Adar mean?

Meaning: "the month of Adar"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the name of a month in the Hebrew calendar: Adar, the month of Purim, at the end of winter. It is given mostly to boys, and sometimes to girls. The month's name comes from the language of Babylon, but in Hebrew the same letters also speak of splendor.

Gematria

Adar = 205

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אדר has 3 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total205

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

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 Adar, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Adar, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Adar in three answers

How do you write Adar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Adar is written אדר.

What is the gematria value of Adar?
Written אדר, Adar is worth 205: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Adar mean?
The month of Adar (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the name of a month in the Hebrew calendar: Adar, the month of Purim, at the end of winter. It is given mostly to boys, and sometimes to girls. The month's name comes from the language of Babylon, but in Hebrew the same letters also speak of splendor.