First names in Hebrew

First name Geraldine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳רלדין

Gematria value: 297

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Geraldine is written ג׳רלדין

Meaning and origin

What does Geraldine mean?

Meaning: "ruling with the spear"
Origin: Germanic

Geraldine is a feminine of Gerald, from the Germanic ger, “spear”, and wald, “to rule”: “the one who rules with the spear”, a strength that knows how to stand straight. It was born in sixteenth-century England, when the poet Henry Howard sang of Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald as “the fair Geraldine”. From a poet's nickname it became a first name, very popular in America in the 1930s to 1950s.

Gematria

Geraldine = 297

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total297

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Geraldine, from ג to ן:

גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבוֹן׃

“Even a fool who keeps silent is counted wise; one who shuts his lips, as understanding.”

Proverbs 17:28

The book of your first name

Geraldine, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Geraldine in three answers

How do you write Geraldine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Geraldine is written ג׳רלדין.

What is the gematria value of Geraldine?
Written ג׳רלדין, Geraldine is worth 297: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Geraldine mean?
Ruling with the spear (origin: Germanic). Geraldine is a feminine of Gerald, from the Germanic ger, “spear”, and wald, “to rule”: “the one who rules with the spear”, a strength that knows how to stand straight. It was born in sixteenth-century England, when the poet Henry Howard sang of Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald as “the fair Geraldine”. From a poet's nickname it became a first name, very popular in America in the 1930s to 1950s.