First names in Hebrew

First name Lillian: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שושנה

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lillian is written שושנה

שושנהThe Hebrew name with the same meaningShoshana, "lily", is a common Hebrew first name (Song of Songs 2:16).Value: 661

ליליאןAs 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: 131

Meaning and origin

What does Lillian 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

Lillian = 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), Lillian 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 Lillian, 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

Lillian, in nine pages

Lillian, in Hebrew
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Lillian, day to day
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Frequently asked

Lillian in three answers

How do you write Lillian in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lillian is written שושנה. As it sounds in English, it is written ליליאן.

What is the gematria value of Lillian?
Written שושנה, Lillian 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 Lillian 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).