First names in Hebrew

First name Rodney: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רודני

Gematria value: 270

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rodney is written רודני

Meaning and origin

What does Rodney mean?

Meaning: "Hroda's island"
Origin: English

Rodney is an English place name meaning "Hroda's island", an island of dry land in the marshes of Somerset. It became a first name in the eighteenth century, after Admiral George Rodney, and was popular in America in the 1960s.

Gematria

Rodney = 270

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total270

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh 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 Rodney, from ר to י:

רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי גַּם לֹא־יָכְלוּ לִי׃

“Greatly have they afflicted me since my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.”

Psalms 129:2

The book of your first name

Rodney, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rodney in three answers

How do you write Rodney in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rodney is written רודני.

What is the gematria value of Rodney?
Written רודני, Rodney is worth 270: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Rodney mean?
Hroda's island (origin: English). Rodney is an English place name meaning "Hroda's island", an island of dry land in the marshes of Somerset. It became a first name in the eighteenth century, after Admiral George Rodney, and was popular in America in the 1960s.