First names in Hebrew

First name Roman: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רומן

Gematria value: 296

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Roman is written רומן

Meaning and origin

What does Roman mean?

Meaning: "a man of Rome"
Origin: Latin

Roman comes from the Latin Romanus, "a man of Rome". It is widely used in Eastern Europe, and it has become popular in America and Britain in recent years.

Gematria

Roman = 296

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• מthe letter Mem40
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total296

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh 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 Roman, from ר to ן:

רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הִנֵּה הִנָּם וְלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מְבַשֵּׂר אֶתֵּן׃

“First to Zion: Behold, here they are! And to Jerusalem I will give a bearer of good news.”

Isaiah 41:27

The book of your first name

Roman, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Roman in three answers

How do you write Roman in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Roman is written רומן.

What is the gematria value of Roman?
Written רומן, Roman is worth 296: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Roman mean?
A man of Rome (origin: Latin). Roman comes from the Latin Romanus, "a man of Rome". It is widely used in Eastern Europe, and it has become popular in America and Britain in recent years.