First names in Hebrew

First name Jane: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jane is written יוחנן

Jane is a feminine English form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jane mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Jane is a feminine English form of John, from the Old French Jehane. Like John, it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". Very common in the English-speaking world, the name is carried by figures of literature and film, from Jane Austen to Jane Birkin.

Gematria

Jane = 124

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod 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 Jane, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Jane, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jane in three answers

How do you write Jane in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jane is written יוחנן. Jane is a feminine English form of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jane?
Written יוחנן, Jane is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jane mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Jane is a feminine English form of John, from the Old French Jehane. Like John, it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". Very common in the English-speaking world, the name is carried by figures of literature and film, from Jane Austen to Jane Birkin.