First names in Hebrew

First name Caitlyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קייטלין

Gematria value: 219

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Caitlyn is written קייטלין

Caitlyn is a spelling of the Irish Caitlín, that is, Katherine.

Meaning and origin

What does Caitlyn mean?

Meaning: linked to the Greek katharos, "pure" (disputed)
Origin: Greek

Katherine is the English form of Catherine. The origin of this Greek name is disputed; since ancient times it has been linked to katharos, "pure", and that meaning has stayed with it through the centuries. It is one of the classic English names, carried by queens and by Katharine Hepburn, the actress with four Oscars.

Gematria

Caitlyn = 219

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• טthe letter Tet9
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total219

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf 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 Caitlyn, from ק to ן:

קָרוֹב צִדְקִי יָצָא יִשְׁעִי וּזְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּטוּ אֵלַי אִיִּים יְקַוּוּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִי יְיַחֵלוּן׃

“My justice is near, My salvation has gone forth, and My arms will judge the peoples; the distant islands wait for Me, and they hope in My arm.”

Isaiah 51:5

The book of your first name

Caitlyn, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Caitlyn in three answers

How do you write Caitlyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Caitlyn is written קייטלין. Caitlyn is a spelling of the Irish Caitlín, that is, Katherine.

What is the gematria value of Caitlyn?
Written קייטלין, Caitlyn is worth 219: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Caitlyn mean?
Linked to the Greek katharos, "pure" (disputed) (origin: Greek). Katherine is the English form of Catherine. The origin of this Greek name is disputed; since ancient times it has been linked to katharos, "pure", and that meaning has stayed with it through the centuries. It is one of the classic English names, carried by queens and by Katharine Hepburn, the actress with four Oscars.