First names in Hebrew

First name Elaine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איליין

Gematria value: 111

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elaine is written איליין

Elaine is an old French form of Helen.

Meaning and origin

What does Elaine mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin, linked to "brightness", "torch"
Origin: Greek

Helen is one of the oldest names of Europe. Its Greek origin is disputed: it is linked to helē, "the sun's brightness", or to a word meaning "torch". It is much loved in the English-speaking world, and the writer Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made it a name of courage.

Gematria

Elaine = 111

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. איליין has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total111

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Elaine, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Elaine, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elaine in three answers

How do you write Elaine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elaine is written איליין. Elaine is an old French form of Helen.

What is the gematria value of Elaine?
Written איליין, Elaine is worth 111: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Elaine mean?
Of disputed origin, linked to "brightness", "torch (origin: Greek). Helen is one of the oldest names of Europe. Its Greek origin is disputed: it is linked to helē, "the sun's brightness", or to a word meaning "torch". It is much loved in the English-speaking world, and the writer Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made it a name of courage.