Rebecca

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Proper noun 4 Italian 4.1 Proper noun 4.2 Anagrams 5 Norwegian 5.1 Proper noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• Rebekah

[edit] Etymology

The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah; Hebrew רבקה (Rivkah), "enchantingly beautiful", "captivating", "snare".

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• Rhymes: -ɛkə

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Rebecca

Plural -

Rebecca

1. A female given name, in regular use since the Reformation.

[edit] Quotations

• 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.

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• pet forms: Becky, Becca

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Rebecca

1. A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka.

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Rebecca

1. A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka.

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Rebecca f.

1. (Biblical) Rebekah.
2. A female given name of biblical origin.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abcceer
• beccare
• erbacce

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[edit] Norwegian

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Rebecca

1. A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebekka.

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[edit] Swedish

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Rebecca

1. A female given name, an English style spelling of Rebecka.