First names in Hebrew

First name Gittel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גיטל

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gittel is written גיטל

Gittel, "good", goes together with the Hebrew name Tova, טובה.

Meaning and origin

What does Gittel 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

Gittel = 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 Gittel, 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

Gittel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gittel in three answers

How do you write Gittel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gittel is written גיטל. Gittel, "good", goes together with the Hebrew name Tova, טובה.

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

What does Gittel 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.