First names in Hebrew

First name Clifford: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קליפורד

Gematria value: 430

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Clifford is written קליפורד

Meaning and origin

What does Clifford mean?

Meaning: "the ford by the cliff"
Origin: English

Clifford is an English place name, from the Old English clif, "cliff, slope", and ford, "a shallow river crossing": "the ford by the cliff". It was popular in America in the early twentieth century.

Gematria

Clifford = 430

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• פthe letter Pe80
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total430

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Dalet

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 Clifford, from ק to ד:

קָרְאוּ שָׁם פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם שָׁאוֹן הֶעֱבִיר הַמּוֹעֵד׃

“There they cried out: “Pharaoh king of Egypt is nothing but noise; he has let the appointed time slip by.”

Jeremiah 46:17

The book of your first name

Clifford, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Clifford in three answers

How do you write Clifford in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Clifford is written קליפורד.

What is the gematria value of Clifford?
Written קליפורד, Clifford is worth 430: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Clifford mean?
The ford by the cliff (origin: English). Clifford is an English place name, from the Old English clif, "cliff, slope", and ford, "a shallow river crossing": "the ford by the cliff". It was popular in America in the early twentieth century.