First names in Hebrew

First name Carol: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קרול

Gematria value: 336

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Carol is written קרול

Meaning and origin

What does Carol mean?

Meaning: a form of Charles or Caroline: "free man"
Origin: Germanic

Carol is a name with two faces. In Eastern Europe it is the Romanian or Polish form of Charles; in English-speaking countries it is mostly a girl's name, taken from Caroline. Either way it goes back to the Germanic karl, "free man". English also hears in it the word carol, "a joyful song". It was among the top American names in the 1940s.

Gematria

Carol = 336

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total336

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Lamed

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 Carol, from ק to ל:

קֶשֶׁת גִּבֹּרִים חַתִּים וְנִכְשָׁלִים אָזְרוּ חָיִל׃

“The bow of the mighty is broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength.”

1 Samuel 2:4

The book of your first name

Carol, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Carol in three answers

How do you write Carol in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Carol is written קרול.

What is the gematria value of Carol?
Written קרול, Carol is worth 336: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Carol mean?
A form of Charles or Caroline: "free man (origin: Germanic). Carol is a name with two faces. In Eastern Europe it is the Romanian or Polish form of Charles; in English-speaking countries it is mostly a girl's name, taken from Caroline. Either way it goes back to the Germanic karl, "free man". English also hears in it the word carol, "a joyful song". It was among the top American names in the 1940s.