First names in Hebrew

First name Makayla: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכאלה

Gematria value: 106

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Makayla is written מיכאלה

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 Makayla mean?

Meaning: feminine of Michael, "Who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew

Makayla is an American respelling of Michaela, shaped by the sound of Kayla; it rose quickly in the 1990s and stayed among the favorite girls' names for twenty years. At its source stands the feminine of Michael, a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”

Gematria

Makayla = 106

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• כthe letter Kaf20
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total106

Written מקיילה (as it sounds in English), Makayla is worth 195.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem 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 Makayla, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Makayla, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Makayla in three answers

How do you write Makayla in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Makayla is written מיכאלה. Makayla is a feminine form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מקיילה.

What is the gematria value of Makayla?
Written מיכאלה, Makayla is worth 106: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5). Written מקיילה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 195.

What does Makayla mean?
Feminine of Michael, "Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Makayla is an American respelling of Michaela, shaped by the sound of Kayla; it rose quickly in the 1990s and stayed among the favorite girls' names for twenty years. At its source stands the feminine of Michael, a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”