First names in Hebrew

First name Graham: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גרהאם

Gematria value: 249

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Graham is written גרהאם

Meaning and origin

What does Graham mean?

Meaning: disputed ("the gravelly homestead")
Origin: English

Graham is a Scottish surname taken from the English town of Grantham, whose name is usually explained as "the gravelly homestead". It became a first name in Britain and America in the twentieth century.

Gematria

Graham = 249

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• אthe letter Aleph1
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total249

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter final Mem

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 Graham, from ג to ם:

גַּן נָעוּל אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה גַּל נָעוּל מַעְיָן חָתוּם׃

“A locked garden is my sister, my bride, a locked spring, a sealed fountain.”

Song of Songs 4:12

The book of your first name

Graham, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Graham in three answers

How do you write Graham in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Graham is written גרהאם.

What is the gematria value of Graham?
Written גרהאם, Graham is worth 249: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Graham mean?
Disputed ("the gravelly homestead") (origin: English). Graham is a Scottish surname taken from the English town of Grantham, whose name is usually explained as "the gravelly homestead". It became a first name in Britain and America in the twentieth century.