Rebecca
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The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah; Hebrew רבקה ( Ribh'qah; Modern: Rivkah), "enchantingly beautiful", "captivating", "snare".
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- Rhymes: -ɛkə
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Rebecca
- A female given name, in regular use since the Reformation.
- 1809 Charles and Mary Lamb, Poetry for Children: Choosing a Name:
- They would say, if 'twas Rebecca,
- That she is a little Quaker.
- 1949 Henry Miller, Sexus, Grove Press 1965, ISBN 0802151809, page 312:
- "What's her name?" I asked. "Rebecca. Rebecca Valentine." The name Rebecca excited me. I had always wanted to meet a woman called Rebecca - and not Becky. ( Rebecca, Ruth, Roxane, Rosalind, Frederika, Ursula, Sheila, Norma, Guinevere, Leonora, Sabina, Malvina, Solange, Deirdre. What wonderful names women had! Like flowers, stars, constellations...)
- 1997 Robert T. Tauber, Self-fulfilling Prophecy, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0275955028, page 61:
- Our daughter's name, Rebecca, summons up similar visions. Although our family is not Jewish, both names (David and Rebecca) have a Hebrew ancestry which, in the eyes of many beholders ( i.e. teachers ) invokes a vision of a family that values education.
- 1809 Charles and Mary Lamb, Poetry for Children: Choosing a Name:
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female given name
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Rebecca
- A female given name, an English style spelling of the Danish Rebekka.
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Rebecca f.
- (biblical) Rebekah.
- A female given name, cognate to English Rebecca.
[edit] German
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Rebecca
- A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka.
[edit] Italian
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Rebecca f.
- (biblical) Rebekah.
- A female given name of biblical origin.
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Rebecca
- A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka.
[edit] Swedish
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Rebecca
- A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebecka.
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