First names in Hebrew

First name Gitel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גיטל

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gitel is written גיטל

Gitel is another spelling of Gittel, גיטל in Hebrew letters.

Meaning and origin

What does Gitel mean?

Meaning: "the good one"
Origin: Yiddish

Gittel is a Yiddish name, from gut, "good", with the affectionate ending -el: "the little good one", the one who is good. It is the kinnui, the everyday companion name, of Tova, "good" in Hebrew: a girl would be called Tova Gittel, one name for the Torah and one for every day.

Gematria

Gitel = 52

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• טthe letter Tet9
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total52

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Lamed

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 Gitel, from ג to ל:

גּוֹעֵר בַּיָּם וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ וְכׇל־הַנְּהָרוֹת הֶחֱרִיב אֻמְלַל בָּשָׁן וְכַרְמֶל וּפֶרַח לְבָנוֹן אֻמְלָל׃

“He rebukes the sea and dries it up, He makes all the rivers run dry; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossom of Lebanon fades.”

Nahum 1:4

The book of your first name

Gitel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gitel in three answers

How do you write Gitel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gitel is written גיטל. Gitel is another spelling of Gittel, גיטל in Hebrew letters.

What is the gematria value of Gitel?
Written גיטל, Gitel is worth 52: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Gitel mean?
The good one (origin: Yiddish). Gittel is a Yiddish name, from gut, "good", with the affectionate ending -el: "the little good one", the one who is good. It is the kinnui, the everyday companion name, of Tova, "good" in Hebrew: a girl would be called Tova Gittel, one name for the Torah and one for every day.