First names in Hebrew

First name Alexandra: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלכסנדרה

Gematria value: 370

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alexandra is written אלכסנדרה

Meaning and origin

What does Alexandra mean?

Meaning: "the one who protects people"
Origin: Greek

Your name is the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek alexein, "to protect, to ward off", and anēr, andros, "man": "the one who protects people".

Gematria

Alexandra = 370

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלכסנדרה has 8 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• כthe letter Kaf20
• סthe letter Samekh60
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total370

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

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 Alexandra, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Alexandra, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Alexandra in three answers

How do you write Alexandra in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alexandra is written אלכסנדרה.

What is the gematria value of Alexandra?
Written אלכסנדרה, Alexandra is worth 370: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Alexandra mean?
The one who protects people (origin: Greek). Your name is the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek alexein, "to protect, to ward off", and anēr, andros, "man": "the one who protects people".