First names in Hebrew

First name Roger: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רוג׳ר

Gematria value: 409

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Roger is written רוג׳ר

Meaning and origin

What does Roger mean?

Meaning: "famous spear"
Origin: Germanic

Roger comes from the Germanic Hrodgar, made of hrod, "fame", and ger, "spear": "famous with the spear". It came to England with the Normans and was popular in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. In radio language, "Roger" means "received, understood".

Gematria

Roger = 409

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רוג׳ר has 4 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total409

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Resh

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 Roger, from ר to ר:

רָחַשׁ לִבִּי דָּבָר טוֹב אֹמֵר אָנִי מַעֲשַׂי לְמֶלֶךְ לְשׁוֹנִי עֵט סוֹפֵר מָהִיר׃

“My heart is stirring with a goodly word; I say: my work is for a king. My tongue is the pen of a skillful scribe.”

Psalms 45:2

The book of your first name

Roger, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Roger in three answers

How do you write Roger in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Roger is written רוג׳ר.

What is the gematria value of Roger?
Written רוג׳ר, Roger is worth 409: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Roger mean?
Famous spear (origin: Germanic). Roger comes from the Germanic Hrodgar, made of hrod, "fame", and ger, "spear": "famous with the spear". It came to England with the Normans and was popular in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. In radio language, "Roger" means "received, understood".