First names in Hebrew

First name Melanie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מלני

Gematria value: 130

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Melanie is written מלני

Meaning and origin

What does Melanie mean?

Meaning: "dark, black" (Greek melaina)
Origin: Greek

Melanie comes from the Greek melaina, "dark, black", the word found in "melancholy" and "melanin". It was the name of a gentle heroine of Gone with the Wind (1936), Melanie Wilkes, and became a favorite in America in the following decades.

Gematria

Melanie = 130

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מלני has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total130

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Yod

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 Melanie, from מ to י:

מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי׃

“He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me firm upon my heights.”

Psalms 18:34

The book of your first name

Melanie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Melanie in three answers

How do you write Melanie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Melanie is written מלני.

What is the gematria value of Melanie?
Written מלני, Melanie is worth 130: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Melanie mean?
Dark, black" (Greek melaina) (origin: Greek). Melanie comes from the Greek melaina, "dark, black", the word found in "melancholy" and "melanin". It was the name of a gentle heroine of Gone with the Wind (1936), Melanie Wilkes, and became a favorite in America in the following decades.