First names in Hebrew

First name Claire: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קלייר

Gematria value: 350

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Claire is written קלייר

Meaning and origin

What does Claire mean?

Meaning: "clear, bright, illustrious"
Origin: Latin

Your name comes from the Latin clarus, which means at once "clear", "bright" and "illustrious". From the same family come "clarity" and "declare": to make clear is also to say out loud. Claire, the French form, has long been a favorite in English, sober and clean, saying in one word what it means.

Gematria

Claire = 350

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קלייר has 5 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total350

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 Claire, 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

Claire, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Claire in three answers

How do you write Claire in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Claire is written קלייר.

What is the gematria value of Claire?
Written קלייר, Claire is worth 350: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Claire mean?
Clear, bright, illustrious (origin: Latin). Your name comes from the Latin clarus, which means at once "clear", "bright" and "illustrious". From the same family come "clarity" and "declare": to make clear is also to say out loud. Claire, the French form, has long been a favorite in English, sober and clean, saying in one word what it means.