First names in Hebrew

First name Franklin: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פרנקלין

Gematria value: 520

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Franklin is written פרנקלין

Franklin comes from the medieval English frankelin, "free landholder", from the same root as Frank.

Meaning and origin

What does Franklin mean?

Meaning: "a Frank", "free, sincere"
Origin: Germanic

Frank comes from the Franks, the Germanic people whose name came to mean "free" and "sincere", the sense still found in the English word "frank". It is also a short form of Francis, from the Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman", and of Franklin, "free landholder". Frankie is its pet form.

Gematria

Franklin = 520

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פרנקלין has 7 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• נthe letter Nun50
• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total520

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe 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 Franklin, from פ to ן:

פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת־יָדֶךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכׇל־חַי רָצוֹן׃

“You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”

Psalms 145:16

The book of your first name

Franklin, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Franklin in three answers

How do you write Franklin in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Franklin is written פרנקלין. Franklin comes from the medieval English frankelin, "free landholder", from the same root as Frank.

What is the gematria value of Franklin?
Written פרנקלין, Franklin is worth 520: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Franklin mean?
A Frank", "free, sincere (origin: Germanic). Frank comes from the Franks, the Germanic people whose name came to mean "free" and "sincere", the sense still found in the English word "frank". It is also a short form of Francis, from the Latin Franciscus, "Frenchman", and of Franklin, "free landholder". Frankie is its pet form.