First names in Hebrew

First name Madilyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מגדל

Gematria value: 77

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Madilyn is written מגדל

RecommendedמגדלThe original spellingMadilyn is another spelling of Madelyn.Value: 77

מדליןAs 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: 134

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Madilyn mean?

Meaning: "of Magdala", that is, "the tower"
Origin: Hebrew

Madelyn is an American spelling of Madeline, the English form of Madeleine. The name comes from Magdala, a fishing town on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, whose name comes from the Hebrew migdal, "tower". Its many spellings, Madelyn, Madilyn, Madeline, have made it one of the favorite names of American parents.

Gematria

Madilyn = 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

Written מדלין (as it sounds in English), Madilyn is worth 134.

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 Madilyn, 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

Madilyn, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Madilyn in three answers

How do you write Madilyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Madilyn is written מגדל. Madilyn is another spelling of Madelyn. As it sounds in English, it is written מדלין.

What is the gematria value of Madilyn?
Written מגדל, Madilyn is worth 77: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30). Written מדלין (as it sounds in English), it is worth 134.

What does Madilyn mean?
Of Magdala", that is, "the tower (origin: Hebrew). Madelyn is an American spelling of Madeline, the English form of Madeleine. The name comes from Magdala, a fishing town on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, whose name comes from the Hebrew migdal, "tower". Its many spellings, Madelyn, Madilyn, Madeline, have made it one of the favorite names of American parents.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).