First names in Hebrew

First name Fraidy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פריידא

Gematria value: 305

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Fraidy is written פריידא

Fraidy is an affectionate form of Freida, פריידא in Hebrew letters.

Meaning and origin

What does Fraidy mean?

Meaning: "joy"
Origin: Yiddish

Freida is a Yiddish name, from freyd, "joy" (German Freude). Its Hebrew equivalent is Simcha, "joy". It was very common in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, and still is in the Hasidic world.

Gematria

Fraidy = 305

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• דthe letter Dalet4
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total305

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Aleph

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 Fraidy, from פ to א:

פִּתְאֹם נָפְלָה בָבֶל וַתִּשָּׁבֵר הֵילִילוּ עָלֶיהָ קְחוּ צֳרִי לְמַכְאוֹבָהּ אוּלַי תֵּרָפֵא׃

“Suddenly Babylon has fallen and is shattered. Wail for her; bring balm for her pain, perhaps she may be healed.”

Jeremiah 51:8

The book of your first name

Fraidy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Fraidy in three answers

How do you write Fraidy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Fraidy is written פריידא. Fraidy is an affectionate form of Freida, פריידא in Hebrew letters.

What is the gematria value of Fraidy?
Written פריידא, Fraidy is worth 305: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Fraidy mean?
Joy (origin: Yiddish). Freida is a Yiddish name, from freyd, "joy" (German Freude). Its Hebrew equivalent is Simcha, "joy". It was very common in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, and still is in the Hasidic world.