First names in Hebrew

First name Kevin: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קווין

Gematria value: 172

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kevin is written קווין

Meaning and origin

What does Kevin mean?

Meaning: "of gentle birth"
Origin: Irish

Kevin comes from the Irish Caoimhín, from caomh, "gentle, kind, handsome", and gein, "birth": "of gentle birth". It is an old Irish name that became one of the most given names in America and Britain in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gematria

Kevin = 172

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total172

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 Kevin, 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

Kevin, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kevin in three answers

How do you write Kevin in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kevin is written קווין.

What is the gematria value of Kevin?
Written קווין, Kevin is worth 172: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Kevin mean?
Of gentle birth (origin: Irish). Kevin comes from the Irish Caoimhín, from caomh, "gentle, kind, handsome", and gein, "birth": "of gentle birth". It is an old Irish name that became one of the most given names in America and Britain in the 1960s and 1970s.