First names in Hebrew

First name Ellen: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלן

Gematria value: 81

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ellen is written אלן

Ellen is the English short form of Helen.

Meaning and origin

What does Ellen 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

Ellen = 81

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total81

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 Ellen, 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

Ellen, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ellen in three answers

How do you write Ellen in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ellen is written אלן. Ellen is the English short form of Helen.

What is the gematria value of Ellen?
Written אלן, Ellen is worth 81: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ellen 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.