First names in Hebrew

First name Madison: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מדיסון

Gematria value: 170

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Madison is written מדיסון

Meaning and origin

What does Madison mean?

Meaning: from an English family name, "son of Maud" or "son of Matthew" (disputed)
Origin: English

Madison comes from an English family name. Its meaning is disputed: it is explained as "son of Maud", that is, of Matilda, or as "son of Madde", a pet form of Matthew. James Madison was one of the fathers of the American Constitution and the fourth president of the United States. The name became a girl's name after a 1984 film and rose to the very top of American lists.

Gematria

Madison = 170

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total170

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Nun

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 Madison, from מ to ן:

מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנוֹן׃

“A fountain of gardens, a well of living water, streams flowing down from Lebanon.”

Song of Songs 4:15

The book of your first name

Madison, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Madison in three answers

How do you write Madison in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Madison is written מדיסון.

What is the gematria value of Madison?
Written מדיסון, Madison is worth 170: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Madison mean?
From an English family name, "son of Maud" or "son of Matthew" (disputed) (origin: English). Madison comes from an English family name. Its meaning is disputed: it is explained as "son of Maud", that is, of Matilda, or as "son of Madde", a pet form of Matthew. James Madison was one of the fathers of the American Constitution and the fourth president of the United States. The name became a girl's name after a 1984 film and rose to the very top of American lists.