First names in Hebrew

First name Maddy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מגדל

Gematria value: 77

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maddy is written מגדל

Maddy is short for Madeline, from Magdala, from the Hebrew migdal, מגדל, “tower”.

Meaning and origin

What does Maddy mean?

Meaning: "of Magdala", that is, "the tower" (through Madeline)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is an English nickname, most often for Madeline or Madelyn, sometimes for Madison. Madeline comes from Magdala, a town in the Galilee on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and the town's name comes from the Hebrew migdal, “a tower”. When Maddy is short for Madison, an English surname, the link to Hebrew falls away.

Gematria

Maddy = 77

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• גthe letter Gimel3
• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total77

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Lamed

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 Maddy, from מ to ל:

מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!”

Numbers 24:5

The book of your first name

Maddy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Maddy in three answers

How do you write Maddy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maddy is written מגדל. Maddy is short for Madeline, from Magdala, from the Hebrew migdal, מגדל, “tower”.

What is the gematria value of Maddy?
Written מגדל, Maddy is worth 77: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Maddy mean?
Of Magdala", that is, "the tower" (through Madeline) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is an English nickname, most often for Madeline or Madelyn, sometimes for Madison. Madeline comes from Magdala, a town in the Galilee on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, and the town's name comes from the Hebrew migdal, “a tower”. When Maddy is short for Madison, an English surname, the link to Hebrew falls away.