First names in Hebrew

First name Brendan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ברנדן

Gematria value: 306

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Brendan is written ברנדן

Meaning and origin

What does Brendan mean?

Meaning: disputed, perhaps "prince"
Origin: Irish

Brendan comes from the Irish Bréanainn, a name probably borrowed from a Welsh word meaning "prince". It became popular in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.

Gematria

Brendan = 306

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ברנדן has 5 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total306

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter final Nun

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 Brendan, from ב to ן:

בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָן׃

“With wisdom a house is built, and with understanding it is made firm.”

Proverbs 24:3

The book of your first name

Brendan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Brendan in three answers

How do you write Brendan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Brendan is written ברנדן.

What is the gematria value of Brendan?
Written ברנדן, Brendan is worth 306: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Brendan mean?
Disputed, perhaps "prince (origin: Irish). Brendan comes from the Irish Bréanainn, a name probably borrowed from a Welsh word meaning "prince". It became popular in America and Britain in the 1980s and 1990s.