First names in Hebrew

First name Brooklyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ברוקלין

Gematria value: 398

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Brooklyn is written ברוקלין

Meaning and origin

What does Brooklyn mean?

Meaning: from the Dutch Breukelen, "broken land, marshland"
Origin: Dutch

Brooklyn is the name of the New York borough, given by Dutch settlers in the seventeenth century after the village of Breukelen, in the Netherlands, whose name is usually explained as "broken land, marshland". It became a first name in America at the end of the twentieth century and rose quickly, helped by its sound, close to "brook".

Gematria

Brooklyn = 398

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ברוקלין has 7 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total398

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 Brooklyn, 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

Brooklyn, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Brooklyn in three answers

How do you write Brooklyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Brooklyn is written ברוקלין.

What is the gematria value of Brooklyn?
Written ברוקלין, Brooklyn is worth 398: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Brooklyn mean?
From the Dutch Breukelen, "broken land, marshland (origin: Dutch). Brooklyn is the name of the New York borough, given by Dutch settlers in the seventeenth century after the village of Breukelen, in the Netherlands, whose name is usually explained as "broken land, marshland". It became a first name in America at the end of the twentieth century and rose quickly, helped by its sound, close to "brook".