First names in Hebrew

First name Leona: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ליאונה

Gematria value: 102

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Leona is written ליאונה

Meaning and origin

What does Leona mean?

Meaning: "lioness", from the Latin leo
Origin: Latin

Leona is the feminine of Leon, from the Latin leo, “lion”: Leona is “the lioness”. The name was popular in America around 1900 and is coming back with the taste for short, strong names.

Gematria

Leona = 102

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ליאונה has 6 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total102

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed 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 Leona, from ל to ה:

לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה׃

“Teach us to number our days, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Psalms 90:12

The book of your first name

Leona, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Leona in three answers

How do you write Leona in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Leona is written ליאונה.

What is the gematria value of Leona?
Written ליאונה, Leona is worth 102: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Leona mean?
Lioness", from the Latin leo (origin: Latin). Leona is the feminine of Leon, from the Latin leo, “lion”: Leona is “the lioness”. The name was popular in America around 1900 and is coming back with the taste for short, strong names.