First names in Hebrew

First name Johnny: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Johnny is written יוחנן

Johnny is an English diminutive of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, יוחנן.

Meaning and origin

What does Johnny mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is an English diminutive of John. And John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". Behind its rock'n'roll look, your name hides a name from the Bible.

Gematria

Johnny = 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 Johnny, 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

Johnny, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Johnny in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Johnny?
Written יוחנן, Johnny 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 Johnny mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is an English diminutive of John. And John comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace". Behind its rock'n'roll look, your name hides a name from the Bible.