First names in Hebrew

First name Janine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Janine is written יוחנן

Janine is a diminutive of Jeanne, the French feminine of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Janine mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Janine is a diminutive of Jeanne, the French feminine of John, used in English as well. And John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". In its familiar, gentle form, your name thus goes back to a Hebrew name that speaks of grace received.

Gematria

Janine = 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 Janine, 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

Janine, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Janine in three answers

How do you write Janine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Janine is written יוחנן. Janine is a diminutive of Jeanne, the French feminine of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Janine?
Written יוחנן, Janine 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 Janine mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Janine is a diminutive of Jeanne, the French feminine of John, used in English as well. And John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". In its familiar, gentle form, your name thus goes back to a Hebrew name that speaks of grace received.