First names in Hebrew

First name Donald: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דונלד

Gematria value: 94

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Donald is written דונלד

Meaning and origin

What does Donald 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

Donald = 94

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

• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total94

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet 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 Donald, from ד to ד:

דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפּוֹת נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד׃

“The words of the wise are like goads, like nails firmly planted; the masters of collections gave them from one shepherd.”

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The book of your first name

Donald, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Donald in three answers

How do you write Donald in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Donald is written דונלד.

What is the gematria value of Donald?
Written דונלד, Donald is worth 94: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Donald 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.