First names in Hebrew

First name Brad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בראד

Gematria value: 207

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Brad is written בראד

Brad is short for Bradley.

Meaning and origin

What does Brad mean?

Meaning: "the broad meadow"
Origin: English

Bradley is an English place name, from the Old English brad, "broad", and leah, "clearing, meadow": "the broad meadow". It became a popular first name in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s. Brad is its short form.

Gematria

Brad = 207

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בראד has 4 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total207

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Dalet

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 Brad, from ב to ד:

בְּכׇל־עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד׃

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for the day of trouble.”

Proverbs 17:17

The book of your first name

Brad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Brad in three answers

How do you write Brad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Brad is written בראד. Brad is short for Bradley.

What is the gematria value of Brad?
Written בראד, Brad is worth 207: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Brad mean?
The broad meadow (origin: English). Bradley is an English place name, from the Old English brad, "broad", and leah, "clearing, meadow": "the broad meadow". It became a popular first name in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s. Brad is its short form.