First names in Hebrew

First name Dakota: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דקוטה

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dakota is written דקוטה

Meaning and origin

What does Dakota mean?

Meaning: "friends, allies"
Origin: Dakota (Sioux)

Dakota is the name of a Native American people, the Dakota, whose name in their own language means "friends, allies". It is also the name of two American states. It became a first name for boys and girls in the 1990s.

Gematria

Dakota = 124

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

• דthe letter Dalet4
• קthe letter Kuf100
• וthe letter Vav6
• טthe letter Tet9
• הthe letter He5
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet 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 Dakota, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Dakota, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dakota in three answers

How do you write Dakota in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dakota is written דקוטה.

What is the gematria value of Dakota?
Written דקוטה, Dakota is worth 124: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter He (5).

What does Dakota mean?
Friends, allies (origin: Dakota (Sioux)). Dakota is the name of a Native American people, the Dakota, whose name in their own language means "friends, allies". It is also the name of two American states. It became a first name for boys and girls in the 1990s.