Rebekka

Danish

Proper noun

Rebekka

1. Rebekah. (biblical character)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca, and today often spelled so

Faroese

Etymology

From Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɹeˈbɛʰkːa]

Proper noun

Rebekka

1. Rebekah (biblical character)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Rebekka: Rebekkuson
• daughter of Rebekka: Rebekkudóttir

Declension

Declension of Rebekka (singular indefinite only)
f1s indef	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Rebekka
accusative	Rebekku
dative	Rebekku
genitive	Rebekku

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrebekːɑ/, [ˈre̞be̞kːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ebekːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Re‧bek‧ka

Proper noun

Rebekka

1. Rebekah (biblical character)
2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Rebecca

Declension

Inflection of Rebekka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative		Rebekka	Rebekat
genitive		Rebekan	Rebekoiden Rebekoitten Rebekkojen
partitive		Rebekkaa	Rebekoita Rebekkoja
illative		Rebekkaan	Rebekoihin Rebekkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rebekka	Rebekat
accusative	nom.	Rebekka	Rebekat
	gen.	Rebekan
genitive		Rebekan	Rebekoiden Rebekoitten Rebekkojen Rebekkainrare
partitive		Rebekkaa	Rebekoita Rebekkoja
inessive		Rebekassa	Rebekoissa
elative		Rebekasta	Rebekoista
illative		Rebekkaan	Rebekoihin Rebekkoihin
adessive		Rebekalla	Rebekoilla
ablative		Rebekalta	Rebekoilta
allative		Rebekalle	Rebekoille
essive		Rebekkana	Rebekkoina
translative		Rebekaksi	Rebekoiksi
abessive		Rebekatta	Rebekoitta
instructive		—	Rebekoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rebekka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rebekkani Rebekkani accusative nom. Rebekkani Rebekkani gen. Rebekkani genitive Rebekkani Rebekoideni Rebekoitteni Rebekkojeni Rebekkainirare partitive Rebekkaani Rebekoitani Rebekkojani inessive Rebekassani Rebekoissani elative Rebekastani Rebekoistani illative Rebekkaani Rebekoihini Rebekkoihini adessive Rebekallani Rebekoillani ablative Rebekaltani Rebekoiltani allative Rebekalleni Rebekoilleni essive Rebekkanani Rebekkoinani translative Rebekakseni Rebekoikseni abessive Rebekattani Rebekoittani instructive — — comitative — Rebekkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rebekkasi Rebekkasi accusative nom. Rebekkasi Rebekkasi gen. Rebekkasi genitive Rebekkasi Rebekoidesi Rebekoittesi Rebekkojesi Rebekkaisirare partitive Rebekkaasi Rebekoitasi Rebekkojasi inessive Rebekassasi Rebekoissasi elative Rebekastasi Rebekoistasi illative Rebekkaasi Rebekoihisi Rebekkoihisi adessive Rebekallasi Rebekoillasi ablative Rebekaltasi Rebekoiltasi allative Rebekallesi Rebekoillesi essive Rebekkanasi Rebekkoinasi translative Rebekaksesi Rebekoiksesi abessive Rebekattasi Rebekoittasi instructive — — comitative — Rebekkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rebekkamme Rebekkamme accusative nom. Rebekkamme Rebekkamme gen. Rebekkamme genitive Rebekkamme Rebekoidemme Rebekoittemme Rebekkojemme Rebekkaimmerare partitive Rebekkaamme Rebekoitamme Rebekkojamme inessive Rebekassamme Rebekoissamme elative Rebekastamme Rebekoistamme illative Rebekkaamme Rebekoihimme Rebekkoihimme adessive Rebekallamme Rebekoillamme ablative Rebekaltamme Rebekoiltamme allative Rebekallemme Rebekoillemme essive Rebekkanamme Rebekkoinamme translative Rebekaksemme Rebekoiksemme abessive Rebekattamme Rebekoittamme instructive — — comitative — Rebekkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rebekkanne Rebekkanne accusative nom. Rebekkanne Rebekkanne gen. Rebekkanne genitive Rebekkanne Rebekoidenne Rebekoittenne Rebekkojenne Rebekkainnerare partitive Rebekkaanne Rebekoitanne Rebekkojanne inessive Rebekassanne Rebekoissanne elative Rebekastanne Rebekoistanne illative Rebekkaanne Rebekoihinne Rebekkoihinne adessive Rebekallanne Rebekoillanne ablative Rebekaltanne Rebekoiltanne allative Rebekallenne Rebekoillenne essive Rebekkananne Rebekkoinanne translative Rebekaksenne Rebekoiksenne abessive Rebekattanne Rebekoittanne instructive — — comitative — Rebekkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rebekkansa Rebekkansa accusative nom. Rebekkansa Rebekkansa gen. Rebekkansa genitive Rebekkansa Rebekoidensa Rebekoittensa Rebekkojensa Rebekkainsarare partitive Rebekkaansa Rebekoitaan Rebekkojaan Rebekoitansa Rebekkojansa inessive Rebekassaan Rebekassansa Rebekoissaan Rebekoissansa elative Rebekastaan Rebekastansa Rebekoistaan Rebekoistansa illative Rebekkaansa Rebekoihinsa Rebekkoihinsa adessive Rebekallaan Rebekallansa Rebekoillaan Rebekoillansa ablative Rebekaltaan Rebekaltansa Rebekoiltaan Rebekoiltansa allative Rebekalleen Rebekallensa Rebekoilleen Rebekoillensa essive Rebekkanaan Rebekkanansa Rebekkoinaan Rebekkoinansa translative Rebekakseen Rebekaksensa Rebekoikseen Rebekoiksensa abessive Rebekattaan Rebekattansa Rebekoittaan Rebekoittansa instructive — — comitative — Rebekkoineen Rebekkoinensa

Statistics

• Rebekka is the 481^st (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 768 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,274 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Rebekka

1. Rebekah (biblical character)
2. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Rebecca; variant form Rebecca

Norwegian

Proper noun

Rebekka

1. Rebekah (biblical character)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rebecca, and today often spelled so