First names in Hebrew

First name Golda: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גולדה

Gematria value: 48

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Golda is written גולדה

Meaning and origin

What does Golda mean?

Meaning: "gold"
Origin: Yiddish

Golda is a Yiddish name meaning "gold", from gold. It was very common in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, and its modern Hebrew equivalent is Zehava, "golden".

Gematria

Golda = 48

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• הthe letter He5
• Total48

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter He

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 Golda, from ג to ה:

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָּ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָה׃

“Even darkness is not dark for You; the night shines like the day, darkness and light are alike.”

Psalms 139:12

The book of your first name

Golda, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Golda in three answers

How do you write Golda in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Golda is written גולדה.

What is the gematria value of Golda?
Written גולדה, Golda is worth 48: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5).

What does Golda mean?
Gold (origin: Yiddish). Golda is a Yiddish name meaning "gold", from gold. It was very common in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, and its modern Hebrew equivalent is Zehava, "golden".