First names in Hebrew

First name Donna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שרה

Gematria value: 505

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Donna is written שרה

Meaning and origin

What does Donna mean?

Meaning: "lady" (Italian, from the Latin domina)
Origin: Italian

Donna is the Italian word for "lady", from the Latin domina, "mistress of the house". It became a first name in America in the twentieth century and was among the top names in the 1950s and 1960s.

Gematria

Donna = 505

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total505

Written דונה (as it sounds in English), Donna is worth 65.

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin 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 Donna, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Donna, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Donna in three answers

How do you write Donna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Donna is written שרה. As it sounds in English, it is written דונה.

What is the gematria value of Donna?
Written שרה, Donna is worth 505: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5). Written דונה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 65.

What does Donna mean?
Lady" (Italian, from the Latin domina) (origin: Italian). Donna is the Italian word for "lady", from the Latin domina, "mistress of the house". It became a first name in America in the twentieth century and was among the top names in the 1950s and 1960s.