First names in Hebrew

First name Gerald: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳רלד

Gematria value: 237

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gerald is written ג׳רלד

Meaning and origin

What does Gerald mean?

Meaning: "rule of the spear"
Origin: Germanic

Gerald comes from the Germanic Gerwald, made of ger, "spear", and wald, "rule, power": "the one who rules by the spear". It came to England with the Normans and was popular in America in the first half of the twentieth century. Jerry is its pet form.

Gematria

Gerald = 237

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total237

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Gerald, from ג to ד:

גַּאֲוַת אָדָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּ וּשְׁפַל־רוּחַ יִתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד׃

“A person's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will lay hold of honor.”

Proverbs 29:23

The book of your first name

Gerald, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gerald in three answers

How do you write Gerald in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gerald is written ג׳רלד.

What is the gematria value of Gerald?
Written ג׳רלד, Gerald is worth 237: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Gerald mean?
Rule of the spear (origin: Germanic). Gerald comes from the Germanic Gerwald, made of ger, "spear", and wald, "rule, power": "the one who rules by the spear". It came to England with the Normans and was popular in America in the first half of the twentieth century. Jerry is its pet form.