First names in Hebrew

First name Melinda: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מלינדה

Gematria value: 139

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Melinda is written מלינדה

Meaning and origin

What does Melinda mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: disputed

Melinda appeared in English in the eighteenth century. Its origin is disputed: some see a combination of Mel, from the Greek meli, “honey”, and Linda; others a variant of Belinda, a name of English literature. It was very popular in America in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gematria

Melinda = 139

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• הthe letter He5
• Total139

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter He

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 Melinda, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Melinda, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Melinda in three answers

How do you write Melinda in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Melinda is written מלינדה.

What is the gematria value of Melinda?
Written מלינדה, Melinda is worth 139: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5).

What does Melinda mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: disputed). Melinda appeared in English in the eighteenth century. Its origin is disputed: some see a combination of Mel, from the Greek meli, “honey”, and Linda; others a variant of Belinda, a name of English literature. It was very popular in America in the 1960s and 1970s.