First names in Hebrew

First name Yenta: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יענטא

Gematria value: 140

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Yenta is written יענטא

Meaning and origin

What does Yenta mean?

Meaning: "noble, gentle" (origin debated)
Origin: Yiddish

Yenta is an old Yiddish name. It is traced to the Italian or Old French gentile, "noble, wellborn, gentle"; its origin remains debated. It was common among the Jews of Eastern Europe. A famous musical, Fiddler on the Roof, made it the name of a chattering matchmaker, and English took from it a word for "gossip"; but the first meaning of the name is nobility.

Gematria

Yenta = 140

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

• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• נthe letter Nun50
• טthe letter Tet9
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total140

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Aleph

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 Yenta, from י to א:

יִתֶּן־לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכׇל־עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא׃

“May He grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans.”

Psalms 20:5

The book of your first name

Yenta, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Yenta in three answers

How do you write Yenta in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Yenta is written יענטא.

What is the gematria value of Yenta?
Written יענטא, Yenta is worth 140: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Yenta mean?
Noble, gentle" (origin debated) (origin: Yiddish). Yenta is an old Yiddish name. It is traced to the Italian or Old French gentile, "noble, wellborn, gentle"; its origin remains debated. It was common among the Jews of Eastern Europe. A famous musical, Fiddler on the Roof, made it the name of a chattering matchmaker, and English took from it a word for "gossip"; but the first meaning of the name is nobility.