First names in Hebrew

First name Don: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דון

Gematria value: 60

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Don is written דון

Don is short for Donald.

Meaning and origin

What does Don mean?

Meaning: "ruler of the world"
Origin: Scottish

Donald comes from the Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, made of domhan, "world", and fal, "rule": "ruler of the world". It was the name of several early kings of Scotland and was widely given in America in the 1930s and 1940s. Don and Donnie are its short forms.

Gematria

Don = 60

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דון has 3 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total60

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter final Nun

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 Don, from ד to ן:

דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וּקְצַרְתֶּם אֶת־קְצִירָהּ וַהֲבֵאתֶם אֶת־עֹמֶר רֵאשִׁית קְצִירְכֶם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃

“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land that I am giving you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest.”

Leviticus 23:10

The book of your first name

Don, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Don in three answers

How do you write Don in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Don is written דון. Don is short for Donald.

What is the gematria value of Don?
Written דון, Don is worth 60: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Don mean?
Ruler of the world (origin: Scottish). Donald comes from the Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, made of domhan, "world", and fal, "rule": "ruler of the world". It was the name of several early kings of Scotland and was widely given in America in the 1930s and 1940s. Don and Donnie are its short forms.