First names in Hebrew

First name Julia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳וליה

Gematria value: 54

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Julia is written ג׳וליה

Meaning and origin

What does Julia mean?

Meaning: from the Julia family (meaning disputed)
Origin: Latin

Julia is the name of an old Roman family, the gens Julia. The meaning of the name itself is disputed; it is often linked to the idea of youth. The name has crossed the centuries in many forms: Julie, Juliet, Juliana. Shakespeare made the most famous of them, Juliet, the name of his tragic heroine.

Gematria

Julia = 54

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total54

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter He

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 Julia, from ג to ה:

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָּ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָה׃

“Even darkness is not dark for You; the night shines like the day, darkness and light are alike.”

Psalms 139:12

The book of your first name

Julia, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Julia in three answers

How do you write Julia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Julia is written ג׳וליה.

What is the gematria value of Julia?
Written ג׳וליה, Julia is worth 54: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Julia mean?
From the Julia family (meaning disputed) (origin: Latin). Julia is the name of an old Roman family, the gens Julia. The meaning of the name itself is disputed; it is often linked to the idea of youth. The name has crossed the centuries in many forms: Julie, Juliet, Juliana. Shakespeare made the most famous of them, Juliet, the name of his tragic heroine.