First names in Hebrew

First name Kennedy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קנדי

Gematria value: 164

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kennedy is written קנדי

Meaning and origin

What does Kennedy mean?

Meaning: from the Irish Ó Cinnéide, "helmeted head" (disputed)
Origin: Irish

Kennedy is an Irish family name, Ó Cinnéide, "descendant of Cinnéide". The old name is usually explained by ceann, "head", with a second word read as "helmeted" or, less flatteringly, "misshapen": the meaning is disputed. President John F. Kennedy made the name famous worldwide, and it became a girls' name in America in the 1990s.

Gematria

Kennedy = 164

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total164

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Yod

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 Kennedy, from ק to י:

קְנֵה חׇכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.”

Proverbs 4:5

The book of your first name

Kennedy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kennedy in three answers

How do you write Kennedy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kennedy is written קנדי.

What is the gematria value of Kennedy?
Written קנדי, Kennedy is worth 164: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Kennedy mean?
From the Irish Ó Cinnéide, "helmeted head" (disputed) (origin: Irish). Kennedy is an Irish family name, Ó Cinnéide, "descendant of Cinnéide". The old name is usually explained by ceann, "head", with a second word read as "helmeted" or, less flatteringly, "misshapen": the meaning is disputed. President John F. Kennedy made the name famous worldwide, and it became a girls' name in America in the 1990s.