First names in Hebrew
First name Lilian: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
שושנה
Gematria value: 661
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Lilian is written שושנה
Meaning and origin
What does Lilian mean?
Meaning: of disputed origin: "the lily", or a pet form of Elizabeth
Origin: disputed
Lillian is an English name whose origin is disputed: it is most often linked to the lily, Latin lilium, but it began as a pet form of Elizabeth. It was among the top American names at the start of the twentieth century and has come back since the 2000s.
Gematria
Lilian = 661
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שושנה has 5 letters:
- שthe letter Shin300
- וthe letter Vav6
- שthe letter Shin300
- נthe letter Nun50
- הthe letter He5
- Total661
Written ליליאן (as it sounds in English), Lilian is worth 131.
The verse of the name
From the letter Shin 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 Lilian, from ש to ה:
שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃
“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”
Proverbs 10:12
The book of your first name
Lilian, in nine pages
- Lilian, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Lilian
- Lilian, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Lilian in three answers
How do you write Lilian in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lilian is written שושנה. Lilian is another spelling of Lillian. As it sounds in English, it is written ליליאן.
What is the gematria value of Lilian?
Written שושנה, Lilian is worth 661: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written ליליאן (as it sounds in English), it is worth 131.
What does Lilian mean?
Of disputed origin: "the lily", or a pet form of Elizabeth (origin: disputed). Lillian is an English name whose origin is disputed: it is most often linked to the lily, Latin lilium, but it began as a pet form of Elizabeth. It was among the top American names at the start of the twentieth century and has come back since the 2000s.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).