First names in Hebrew

First name Janelle: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Janelle is written יוחנן

Janelle is an English diminutive of Jane, feminine of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Janelle mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is an English diminutive of Jane, the feminine of John, with an -elle ending that softens it. It goes back to a Hebrew name, Yochanan, built on chanan, "to show grace": Janelle means "God has shown grace".

Gematria

Janelle = 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 Janelle, 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

Janelle, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Janelle in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Janelle?
Written יוחנן, Janelle 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 Janelle mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is an English diminutive of Jane, the feminine of John, with an -elle ending that softens it. It goes back to a Hebrew name, Yochanan, built on chanan, "to show grace": Janelle means "God has shown grace".