First names in Hebrew

First name Russell: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ראסל

Gematria value: 291

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Russell is written ראסל

Meaning and origin

What does Russell mean?

Meaning: "the little red-haired one"
Origin: French

Russell comes from the Old French rousel, a diminutive of rous, "red": "the little red-haired one". It became an English surname with the Normans, and then a first name, popular in America in the mid-twentieth century.

Gematria

Russell = 291

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• סthe letter Samekh60
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total291

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh 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 Russell, from ר to ל:

רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָל׃

“Argue your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another's secret.”

Proverbs 25:9

The book of your first name

Russell, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Russell in three answers

How do you write Russell in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Russell is written ראסל.

What is the gematria value of Russell?
Written ראסל, Russell is worth 291: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Russell mean?
The little red-haired one (origin: French). Russell comes from the Old French rousel, a diminutive of rous, "red": "the little red-haired one". It became an English surname with the Normans, and then a first name, popular in America in the mid-twentieth century.