First names in Hebrew

First name Carolyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קרולין

Gematria value: 396

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Carolyn is written קרולין

Carolyn is the English spelling of Caroline.

Meaning and origin

What does Carolyn mean?

Meaning: "free" (feminine of Charles)
Origin: Germanic

Your name is a feminine of Charles, Carolus in Latin. Charles comes from the Germanic karl, "man", in the sense of "free man". Caroline is the feminine form, from the Italian and German Carolina; the American states of North and South Carolina were named after a King Charles.

Gematria

Carolyn = 396

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קרולין has 6 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total396

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 Carolyn, 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

Carolyn, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Carolyn in three answers

How do you write Carolyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Carolyn is written קרולין. Carolyn is the English spelling of Caroline.

What is the gematria value of Carolyn?
Written קרולין, Carolyn is worth 396: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Carolyn mean?
Free" (feminine of Charles) (origin: Germanic). Your name is a feminine of Charles, Carolus in Latin. Charles comes from the Germanic karl, "man", in the sense of "free man". Caroline is the feminine form, from the Italian and German Carolina; the American states of North and South Carolina were named after a King Charles.