First names in Hebrew

First name Carter: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קרטר

Gematria value: 509

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Carter is written קרטר

Meaning and origin

What does Carter mean?

Meaning: "the one who drives a cart"
Origin: English

Carter is an English occupational surname: the carter was the man who drove a cart and carried goods from place to place. It became a first name in the United States, where it is also the name of a president, and it has been among the favorite boys' names since the 2000s.

Gematria

Carter = 509

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• רthe letter Resh200
• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total509

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Resh

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 Carter, from ק to ר:

קְחוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָר׃

“Take my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than the finest gold.”

Proverbs 8:10

The book of your first name

Carter, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Carter in three answers

How do you write Carter in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Carter is written קרטר.

What is the gematria value of Carter?
Written קרטר, Carter is worth 509: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Carter mean?
The one who drives a cart (origin: English). Carter is an English occupational surname: the carter was the man who drove a cart and carried goods from place to place. It became a first name in the United States, where it is also the name of a president, and it has been among the favorite boys' names since the 2000s.