First names in Hebrew

First name Maxwell: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מקסוול

Gematria value: 242

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maxwell is written מקסוול

Meaning and origin

What does Maxwell mean?

Meaning: "Mack's spring"
Origin: Scottish

Maxwell is a Scottish place name and surname meaning "Mack's spring" or "Mack's pool", from a man named Mack and the Old English wella, "spring, well". It became a first name in America and is often shortened to Max.

Gematria

Maxwell = 242

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• קthe letter Kuf100
• סthe letter Samekh60
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total242

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Lamed

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 Maxwell, from מ to ל:

מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!”

Numbers 24:5

The book of your first name

Maxwell, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Maxwell in three answers

How do you write Maxwell in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maxwell is written מקסוול.

What is the gematria value of Maxwell?
Written מקסוול, Maxwell is worth 242: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Maxwell mean?
Mack's spring (origin: Scottish). Maxwell is a Scottish place name and surname meaning "Mack's spring" or "Mack's pool", from a man named Mack and the Old English wella, "spring, well". It became a first name in America and is often shortened to Max.