How to use
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Type the full name — the birth name is traditional in Pythagorean numerology, the name you use daily in Chaldean.
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Choose how the letter Y is treated, or keep the automatic rule.
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Read the summary table, then open each system to see every letter and every sum.
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Names in Cyrillic or Arabic script work too (Russian table, Abjad values).
Expression, soul urge and personality
Each letter of the name gets a number. The expression (or destiny) number adds all letters, the soul urge (heart’s desire) adds only the vowels, and the personality number adds only the consonants. In the Pythagorean system each part of the name is reduced on its own first and master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept; the Chaldean column also shows the compound total before reduction, since that tradition gives compound numbers their own weight.
Pythagorean vs Chaldean letter values
The Pythagorean table simply numbers the alphabet in a 1–9 cycle (A=1, J=1, S=1). The Chaldean table, popularised in the early 20th century by the palmist Cheiro, assigns values by sound and uses only 1–8, leaving 9 unassigned. That is why the same name often gives different numbers in the two columns — neither is a mistake, they are separate traditions.
Accents, the letter Y and other alphabets
Accented letters count as their base letter (é→E, ñ→N, ü→U, ß→SS). Y is a vowel when no vowel stands beside it (Lynn, Mary) and a consonant next to one (Maya); you can override this. Cyrillic names use the Russian 33-letter table and are also transliterated for the Latin systems, and Arabic-script names get their Abjad value, the classical letter-number system of Arabic.
Frequently asked questions
Should I use my birth name or the name I use now?
Pythagorean numerology traditionally uses the full birth name; Chaldean numerology uses the name you are commonly known by. Many people calculate both and compare.
Why is Y sometimes a vowel and sometimes a consonant?
Because it can sound like either. The automatic rule treats it as a vowel only when no other vowel is next to it. Different books handle Y differently, so the setting lets you choose.
Do middle names count?
Yes — include every name you want counted. Each part is shown on its own line so you can see its contribution.
Is the name I type saved?
No. The calculation runs in your browser and the name is not stored or sent anywhere.