First names in Hebrew

First name Lauren: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דפנה

Gematria value: 139

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lauren is written דפנה

דפנהThe Hebrew name with the same meaningDafna, "laurel", is a common Hebrew first name.Value: 139

לורןAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 286

Meaning and origin

What does Lauren mean?

Meaning: "the laurel"
Origin: Latin

Your name comes from the Latin laurus, the laurel. Laurel crowns were given to victors and poets, and the word "laureate" comes from it. The laurel never loses its leaves in winter: it is an evergreen. It is also the name of the woman the Italian poet Petrarch sang all his life in his sonnets.

Gematria

Lauren = 139

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

דthe letter Dalet4
פthe letter Pe80
נthe letter Nun50
הthe letter He5
Total139

Written לורן (as it sounds in English), Lauren is worth 286.

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet 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 Lauren, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Lauren, in nine pages

Lauren, in Hebrew
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Lauren, day to day
What tradition says about names
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Frequently asked

Lauren in three answers

How do you write Lauren in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lauren is written דפנה. Lauren is the English form of Laurence, from the laurel, like Laura. As it sounds in English, it is written לורן.

What is the gematria value of Lauren?
Written דפנה, Lauren is worth 139: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written לורן (as it sounds in English), it is worth 286.

What does Lauren mean?
The laurel (origin: Latin). Your name comes from the Latin laurus, the laurel. Laurel crowns were given to victors and poets, and the word "laureate" comes from it. The laurel never loses its leaves in winter: it is an evergreen. It is also the name of the woman the Italian poet Petrarch sang all his life in his sonnets.

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