First names in Hebrew

First name Sandra: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סנדרה

Gematria value: 319

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sandra is written סנדרה

Meaning and origin

What does Sandra mean?

Meaning: "the one who protects people"
Origin: Greek

Sandra is the short form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek alexein, "to protect, to ward off", and anēr, andros, "man": "the one who protects people". It was first Italian, a shortening of Alessandra, then spread across Europe and America in the twentieth century.

Gematria

Sandra = 319

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

• סthe letter Samekh60
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total319

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh to the letter He

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 Sandra, from ס to ה:

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃

“Prize her highly, and she will raise you up; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.”

Proverbs 4:8

The book of your first name

Sandra, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sandra in three answers

How do you write Sandra in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sandra is written סנדרה.

What is the gematria value of Sandra?
Written סנדרה, Sandra is worth 319: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Sandra mean?
The one who protects people (origin: Greek). Sandra is the short form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek alexein, "to protect, to ward off", and anēr, andros, "man": "the one who protects people". It was first Italian, a shortening of Alessandra, then spread across Europe and America in the twentieth century.