First names in Hebrew

First name Esme: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אזמה

Gematria value: 53

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Esme is written אזמה

Meaning and origin

What does Esme mean?

Meaning: "esteemed, loved"
Origin: Old French

Esme comes from the Old French esmé, "esteemed, loved". It was first a man's name in Scotland, and has become a girls' name in Britain since the 2000s.

Gematria

Esme = 53

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אזמה has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• זthe letter Zayin7
• מthe letter Mem40
• הthe letter He5
• Total53

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Esme, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Esme, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Esme in three answers

How do you write Esme in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Esme is written אזמה.

What is the gematria value of Esme?
Written אזמה, Esme is worth 53: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter He (5).

What does Esme mean?
Esteemed, loved (origin: Old French). Esme comes from the Old French esmé, "esteemed, loved". It was first a man's name in Scotland, and has become a girls' name in Britain since the 2000s.