First names in Hebrew

First name Howard: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הווארד

Gematria value: 222

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Howard is written הווארד

Meaning and origin

What does Howard mean?

Meaning: disputed ("high guardian", "brave heart" or "keeper of ewes")
Origin: English

Howard is an English surname whose origin is much debated: it may come from the Old Norse Hávarðr, "high guardian", from the Germanic Hugihard, "brave heart", or from an Old English word for a keeper of ewes. It was widely given in America in the early twentieth century.

Gematria

Howard = 222

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. הווארד has 6 letters:

• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total222

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter Dalet

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 Howard, from ה to ד:

הוֹן־וָעֹשֶׁר בְּבֵיתוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד׃

“Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.”

Psalms 112:3

The book of your first name

Howard, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Howard in three answers

How do you write Howard in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Howard is written הווארד.

What is the gematria value of Howard?
Written הווארד, Howard is worth 222: the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Howard mean?
Disputed ("high guardian", "brave heart" or "keeper of ewes") (origin: English). Howard is an English surname whose origin is much debated: it may come from the Old Norse Hávarðr, "high guardian", from the Germanic Hugihard, "brave heart", or from an Old English word for a keeper of ewes. It was widely given in America in the early twentieth century.