First names in Hebrew

First name Martin: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרטין

Gematria value: 309

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Martin is written מרטין

Meaning and origin

What does Martin mean?

Meaning: from Mars, the red planet
Origin: Latin

Martin comes from the Latin Martinus, from Mars, the Latin name of the red planet. It has been used throughout Europe for centuries. The philosopher Martin Buber, author of "I and Thou", and the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. both bore it.

Gematria

Martin = 309

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרטין has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• טthe letter Tet9
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total309

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 Martin, 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

Martin, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Martin in three answers

How do you write Martin in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Martin is written מרטין.

What is the gematria value of Martin?
Written מרטין, Martin is worth 309: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Martin mean?
From Mars, the red planet (origin: Latin). Martin comes from the Latin Martinus, from Mars, the Latin name of the red planet. It has been used throughout Europe for centuries. The philosopher Martin Buber, author of "I and Thou", and the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. both bore it.