First names in Hebrew

First name Gianna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gianna is written יוחנן

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Gianna mean?

Meaning: "God has been gracious"
Origin: Hebrew

Gianna is an Italian short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni, John. Through John, your name goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has been gracious". Grace here is a free gift, a favor you receive without having paid for it. Gianna has become one of the top girls' names in America in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Gianna = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

Written ג׳יאנה (as it sounds in English), Gianna is worth 69.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod 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 Gianna, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Gianna, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gianna in three answers

How do you write Gianna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gianna is written יוחנן. As it sounds in English, it is written ג׳יאנה.

What is the gematria value of Gianna?
Written יוחנן, Gianna is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50). Written ג׳יאנה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 69.

What does Gianna mean?
God has been gracious (origin: Hebrew). Gianna is an Italian short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni, John. Through John, your name goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has been gracious". Grace here is a free gift, a favor you receive without having paid for it. Gianna has become one of the top girls' names in America in the twenty-first century.