First names in Hebrew

First name Marvin: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרווין

Gematria value: 312

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Marvin is written מרווין

Meaning and origin

What does Marvin mean?

Meaning: disputed (perhaps "sea hill" or "eminent")
Origin: Welsh

Marvin comes from the Welsh Merfyn, an old princely name of uncertain meaning, sometimes explained as "sea hill" or "eminent". It was popular in America in the mid-twentieth century, and the singer Marvin Gaye made it famous.

Gematria

Marvin = 312

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total312

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 Marvin, 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

Marvin, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Marvin in three answers

How do you write Marvin in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Marvin is written מרווין.

What is the gematria value of Marvin?
Written מרווין, Marvin is worth 312: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Marvin mean?
Disputed (perhaps "sea hill" or "eminent") (origin: Welsh). Marvin comes from the Welsh Merfyn, an old princely name of uncertain meaning, sometimes explained as "sea hill" or "eminent". It was popular in America in the mid-twentieth century, and the singer Marvin Gaye made it famous.