First names in Hebrew

First name Shannon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שנון

Gematria value: 406

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Shannon is written שנון

Meaning and origin

What does Shannon mean?

Meaning: name of an Irish river, of disputed meaning
Origin: Irish

Shannon is the name of the longest river in Ireland, Sionainn in Irish. Its meaning is disputed: it is often explained as "the old one, the wise one", without certainty. It became a family name, then a first name in America in the twentieth century.

Gematria

Shannon = 406

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

• שthe letter Shin300
• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total406

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin 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 Shannon, from ש to ן:

שִׁיתוּ לִבְּכֶם לְחֵילָהֿ פַּסְּגוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ לְמַעַן תְּסַפְּרוּ לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן׃

“Set your heart on her ramparts, walk through her palaces, so that you may tell it to the generation to come.”

Psalms 48:14

The book of your first name

Shannon, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Shannon in three answers

How do you write Shannon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Shannon is written שנון.

What is the gematria value of Shannon?
Written שנון, Shannon is worth 406: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Shannon mean?
Name of an Irish river, of disputed meaning (origin: Irish). Shannon is the name of the longest river in Ireland, Sionainn in Irish. Its meaning is disputed: it is often explained as "the old one, the wise one", without certainty. It became a family name, then a first name in America in the twentieth century.