First names in Hebrew

First name Etan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

איתן

Gematria value: 461

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Etan is written איתן

Etan is another spelling of Eitan, איתן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Etan mean?

Meaning: "firm, steadfast, enduring"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: eitan, "firm, steadfast, enduring". It is said of what does not give way and does not run dry: a rock, a dwelling, a stream that never fails. It is one of the most popular boys' names in Jewish families, and as Ethan one of the most popular in the English-speaking world.

Gematria

Etan = 461

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total461

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 Etan, 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

Etan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Etan in three answers

How do you write Etan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Etan is written איתן. Etan is another spelling of Eitan, איתן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Etan?
Written איתן, Etan is worth 461: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Etan mean?
Firm, steadfast, enduring (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: eitan, "firm, steadfast, enduring". It is said of what does not give way and does not run dry: a rock, a dwelling, a stream that never fails. It is one of the most popular boys' names in Jewish families, and as Ethan one of the most popular in the English-speaking world.