First names in Hebrew

First name Alexandria: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלכסנדריה

Gematria value: 380

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alexandria is written אלכסנדריה

Meaning and origin

What does Alexandria mean?

Meaning: "protector of people", and the name of the city
Origin: Greek

Alexandria is a feminine of Alexander, “protector of people”, and the name of the city founded by Alexander of Macedon on the coast of Egypt. It was popular in America in the 1990s.

Gematria

Alexandria = 380

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלכסנדריה has 9 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• כthe letter Kaf20
• סthe letter Samekh60
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total380

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 Alexandria, 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

Alexandria, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Alexandria in three answers

How do you write Alexandria in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alexandria is written אלכסנדריה.

What is the gematria value of Alexandria?
Written אלכסנדריה, Alexandria is worth 380: 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 Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Alexandria mean?
Protector of people", and the name of the city (origin: Greek). Alexandria is a feminine of Alexander, “protector of people”, and the name of the city founded by Alexander of Macedon on the coast of Egypt. It was popular in America in the 1990s.