Names in Hebrew
Ethan in Hebrew
Written
איתן
With the vowels
אִיתָן
Read from right to left.
Letter by letter
- אִ–
- יi
- תָta
- ןn
Why these letters
The name comes from Hebrew: אֵיתָן. A Hebrew word can’t begin with a bare vowel, so the name starts with א: it is silent and carries the vowel. At the end of a word נ takes its final shape, ן.
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