First names in Hebrew

First name Kalman: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קלמן

Gematria value: 220

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kalman is written קלמן

Kalman is the Yiddish form of Kalonymus, קלונימוס.

Meaning and origin

What does Kalman mean?

Meaning: "beautiful name" (from Kalonymus)
Origin: Yiddish

Kalman is the Yiddish form of Kalonymus, a Greek name borne by Jews since antiquity: kalos, "beautiful", and onoma, "name". Kalonymus thus means "beautiful name", the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Shem Tov, "good name". It was often borne in the double form Kalonymus Kalman.

Gematria

Kalman = 220

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קלמן has 4 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• לthe letter Lamed30
• מthe letter Mem40
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total220

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf 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 Kalman, from ק to ן:

קָרוֹב צִדְקִי יָצָא יִשְׁעִי וּזְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּטוּ אֵלַי אִיִּים יְקַוּוּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִי יְיַחֵלוּן׃

“My justice is near, My salvation has gone forth, and My arms will judge the peoples; the distant islands wait for Me, and they hope in My arm.”

Isaiah 51:5

The book of your first name

Kalman, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kalman in three answers

How do you write Kalman in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kalman is written קלמן. Kalman is the Yiddish form of Kalonymus, קלונימוס.

What is the gematria value of Kalman?
Written קלמן, Kalman is worth 220: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Kalman mean?
Beautiful name" (from Kalonymus) (origin: Yiddish). Kalman is the Yiddish form of Kalonymus, a Greek name borne by Jews since antiquity: kalos, "beautiful", and onoma, "name". Kalonymus thus means "beautiful name", the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Shem Tov, "good name". It was often borne in the double form Kalonymus Kalman.