First names in Hebrew

First name Ilan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אילן

Gematria value: 91

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ilan is written אילן

Meaning and origin

What does Ilan mean?

Meaning: "tree"
Origin: Hebrew

Ilan is a modern Hebrew name that simply means "tree". The word is ancient, and Hebrew made it a first name in the 20th century.

Gematria

Ilan = 91

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אילן has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total91

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

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 Ilan, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Ilan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ilan in three answers

How do you write Ilan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ilan is written אילן.

What is the gematria value of Ilan?
Written אילן, Ilan is worth 91: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ilan mean?
Tree (origin: Hebrew). Ilan is a modern Hebrew name that simply means "tree". The word is ancient, and Hebrew made it a first name in the 20th century.