First names in Hebrew

First name Claudia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קלאודיה

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Claudia is written קלאודיה

Meaning and origin

What does Claudia mean?

Meaning: linked to claudus, "lame" (disputed)
Origin: Latin

Claudia is the feminine of Claudius, the name of an old Roman family, which was linked to the word claudus, “lame”, an etymology that is disputed. In that family, every daughter bore this name, the name of her line.

Gematria

Claudia = 156

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total156

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter He

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 Claudia, from ק to ה:

קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃

“Rise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for to you I will give it.”

Genesis 13:17

The book of your first name

Claudia, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Claudia in three answers

How do you write Claudia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Claudia is written קלאודיה.

What is the gematria value of Claudia?
Written קלאודיה, Claudia is worth 156: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Claudia mean?
Linked to claudus, "lame" (disputed) (origin: Latin). Claudia is the feminine of Claudius, the name of an old Roman family, which was linked to the word claudus, “lame”, an etymology that is disputed. In that family, every daughter bore this name, the name of her line.