First names in Hebrew

First name Morgan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מורגן

Gematria value: 299

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Morgan is written מורגן

Meaning and origin

What does Morgan mean?

Meaning: of disputed Celtic origin, often understood as "born of the sea"
Origin: Welsh

Morgan comes from Welsh. It is most often understood as "born of the sea", from mor, "sea"; but the second part of the name is disputed by specialists, and this meaning remains a hypothesis. In Wales it was a man's name; in America it became mostly a girl's name from the 1980s.

Gematria

Morgan = 299

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• גthe letter Gimel3
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total299

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Nun

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 Morgan, from מ to ן:

מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנוֹן׃

“A fountain of gardens, a well of living water, streams flowing down from Lebanon.”

Song of Songs 4:15

The book of your first name

Morgan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Morgan in three answers

How do you write Morgan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Morgan is written מורגן.

What is the gematria value of Morgan?
Written מורגן, Morgan is worth 299: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Morgan mean?
Of disputed Celtic origin, often understood as "born of the sea (origin: Welsh). Morgan comes from Welsh. It is most often understood as "born of the sea", from mor, "sea"; but the second part of the name is disputed by specialists, and this meaning remains a hypothesis. In Wales it was a man's name; in America it became mostly a girl's name from the 1980s.