First names in Hebrew

First name Goldie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גולדה

Gematria value: 48

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Goldie is written גולדה

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 Goldie mean?

Meaning: pet form of Golda, "gold"
Origin: Yiddish

Goldie is the English pet form of Golda, the Yiddish name that means “gold”. It was common among Jewish families in America in the early twentieth century, and has come back since. Golda Meir, born in Kyiv and raised in Milwaukee, made the full name known to the whole world.

Gematria

Goldie = 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

Written גולדי (as it sounds in English), Goldie is worth 53.

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 Goldie, 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

Goldie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Goldie in three answers

How do you write Goldie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Goldie is written גולדה. Goldie is a pet form of Golda, גולדה, "gold". As it sounds in English, it is written גולדי.

What is the gematria value of Goldie?
Written גולדה, Goldie is worth 48: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5). Written גולדי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 53.

What does Goldie mean?
Pet form of Golda, "gold (origin: Yiddish). Goldie is the English pet form of Golda, the Yiddish name that means “gold”. It was common among Jewish families in America in the early twentieth century, and has come back since. Golda Meir, born in Kyiv and raised in Milwaukee, made the full name known to the whole world.