First names in Hebrew
First name Mattie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
מרתא
Gematria value: 641
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Mattie is written מרתא
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 Mattie mean?
Meaning: pet form of Martha, "the lady" (Aramaic); sometimes of Matilda
Origin: disputed
Mattie is an English pet form of Martha, and sometimes of Matilda; it was very common in America around 1900 and is coming back today. Martha comes from the Aramaic marta, “the lady, the mistress of the house”.
Gematria
Mattie = 641
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרתא has 4 letters:
- מthe letter Mem40
- רthe letter Resh200
- תthe letter Tav400
- אthe letter Aleph1
- Total641
Written מאטי (as it sounds in English), Mattie is worth 60.
The verse of the name
From the letter Mem to the letter Aleph
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 Mattie, from מ to א:
מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָא׃
“He counts the number of the stars; He calls each of them by name.”
Psalms 147:4
The book of your first name
Mattie, in nine pages
- Mattie, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Mattie
- Mattie, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Mattie in three answers
How do you write Mattie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mattie is written מרתא. Mattie is an English pet form of Martha, from the Aramaic marta, מרתא; sometimes of Matilda. As it sounds in English, it is written מאטי.
What is the gematria value of Mattie?
Written מרתא, Mattie is worth 641: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Aleph (1). Written מאטי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 60.
What does Mattie mean?
Pet form of Martha, "the lady" (Aramaic); sometimes of Matilda (origin: disputed). Mattie is an English pet form of Martha, and sometimes of Matilda; it was very common in America around 1900 and is coming back today. Martha comes from the Aramaic marta, “the lady, the mistress of the house”.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).