Rebecca

See also Rébecca

English

Alternative forms

• Rebekah

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkə

Proper noun

Rebecca

1. 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.

Related terms

• pet forms: Becky, Becca, Reba

Translations

female given name

Arabic: رفقة  (ar) Danish: Rebecca (da) Finnish: Rebekka (fi) French: Rebecca (fr) German: Rebekka (de) Greek: Ρεβέκκα (el) (Revékka) Hawaiian: Lepeka Hebrew: רבקה (he) (rivka) f.

Hungarian: Rebeka  (hu) Italian: Rebecca (it) Japanese: レベッカ (ja) (Rebekka) Norwegian: Rebekka (no) Persian: ربه‌کا (fa) Spanish: Rebeca (es) Swedish: Rebecka (sv)

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Danish

Proper noun

Rebecca

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

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French

Alternative forms

• Rébecca

Proper noun

Rebecca f.

1. (biblical) Rebekah.
2. A female given name, cognate to English Rebecca.

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German

Proper noun

Rebecca

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

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Italian

Proper noun

Rebecca f.

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

Anagrams

• beccare
• erbacce

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Rebecca

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

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Swedish

Proper noun

Rebecca

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