First names in Hebrew

First name Fred: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פרד

Gematria value: 284

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Fred is written פרד

Fred is short for Frederick.

Meaning and origin

What does Fred mean?

Meaning: "the one who rules in peace"
Origin: Germanic

Frederick comes from the Germanic Fridurih, made of frid, "peace", and ric, "ruler": "the one who rules in peace". It was the name of kings of Prussia and Denmark, and it was popular in Britain and America in the nineteenth century. Fred, Freddie and Freddy are its pet forms.

Gematria

Fred = 284

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

פthe letter Pe80
רthe letter Resh200
דthe letter Dalet4
Total284

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Dalet

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 Fred, from פ to ד:

פִּזַּר נָתַן לָאֶבְיוֹנִים צִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד קַרְנוֹ תָּרוּם בְּכָבוֹד׃

“He has scattered his gifts, he has given to the needy; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is lifted high in honor.”

Psalms 112:9

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Frequently asked

Fred in three answers

How do you write Fred in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Fred is written פרד. Fred is short for Frederick.

What is the gematria value of Fred?
Written פרד, Fred is worth 284: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Fred mean?
The one who rules in peace (origin: Germanic). Frederick comes from the Germanic Fridurih, made of frid, "peace", and ric, "ruler": "the one who rules in peace". It was the name of kings of Prussia and Denmark, and it was popular in Britain and America in the nineteenth century. Fred, Freddie and Freddy are its pet forms.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).