First names in Hebrew
First name Todd: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
טוד
Gematria value: 19
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Todd is written טוד
Meaning and origin
What does Todd mean?
Meaning: "fox"
Origin: English
Todd comes from the Middle English todde, "fox", a nickname for a clever or red-haired person. It became a popular first name in America in the 1960s and 1970s.
Gematria
Todd = 19
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טוד has 3 letters:
- טthe letter Tet9
- וthe letter Vav6
- דthe letter Dalet4
- Total19
The verse of the name
From the letter Tet to the letter Dalet
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 Todd, from ט to ד:
טוֹב יֶלֶד מִסְכֵּן וְחָכָם מִמֶּלֶךְ זָקֵן וּכְסִיל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע לְהִזָּהֵר עוֹד׃
“Better a poor but wise child than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to take advice.”
Ecclesiastes 4:13
The book of your first name
Todd, in nine pages
- Todd, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Todd
- Todd, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Todd in three answers
How do you write Todd in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Todd is written טוד.
What is the gematria value of Todd?
Written טוד, Todd is worth 19: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4).
What does Todd mean?
Fox (origin: English). Todd comes from the Middle English todde, "fox", a nickname for a clever or red-haired person. It became a popular first name in America in the 1960s and 1970s.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).