First names in Hebrew

First name Mindel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מינדל

Gematria value: 134

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mindel is written מינדל

Meaning and origin

What does Mindel mean?

Meaning: Yiddish name of disputed origin, often linked to "love"
Origin: Yiddish

Mindel is an old Yiddish name of the Jews of Eastern Europe, still given in Hasidic families. Its origin is disputed: it is often linked to the old German minne, “love”, or seen as a pet form of other names; no explanation is certain.

Gematria

Mindel = 134

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מינדל has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total134

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 Mindel, 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

Mindel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mindel in three answers

How do you write Mindel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mindel is written מינדל.

What is the gematria value of Mindel?
Written מינדל, Mindel is worth 134: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Mindel mean?
Yiddish name of disputed origin, often linked to "love (origin: Yiddish). Mindel is an old Yiddish name of the Jews of Eastern Europe, still given in Hasidic families. Its origin is disputed: it is often linked to the old German minne, “love”, or seen as a pet form of other names; no explanation is certain.