First names in Hebrew

First name Myrtle: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מירטל

Gematria value: 289

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Myrtle is written מירטל

Meaning and origin

What does Myrtle mean?

Meaning: "myrtle", the shrub
Origin: Greek

Myrtle is the English name of the myrtle, a fragrant evergreen shrub, from the Greek myrtos. It became a girl's name in the nineteenth century, with the fashion for flower names, and was very common in America around 1900. In Hebrew, the myrtle is hadas: the root of Hadassah, the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.

Gematria

Myrtle = 289

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• טthe letter Tet9
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total289

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 Myrtle, 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

Myrtle, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Myrtle in three answers

How do you write Myrtle in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Myrtle is written מירטל.

What is the gematria value of Myrtle?
Written מירטל, Myrtle is worth 289: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Myrtle mean?
Myrtle", the shrub (origin: Greek). Myrtle is the English name of the myrtle, a fragrant evergreen shrub, from the Greek myrtos. It became a girl's name in the nineteenth century, with the fashion for flower names, and was very common in America around 1900. In Hebrew, the myrtle is hadas: the root of Hadassah, the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.