Rebecca (given name)

Rebecca (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Rebecca


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caption=The Biblical Rebecca and Eliezer in a painting by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo.
pronunciation=
gender = female
meaning = "captivating"
region =
nickname =
origin = Hebrew
related names =
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Rebecca (Hebrew: רִבְקָה or "Rivkah") is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. Its most likely meaning is "captivating". It may be Aramaic in origin, although this is contested.
Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament.

Rebecca has been a popular name in English-speaking countries. It has consistently ranked among the top 100 most popular names for girls in the United States, though it dropped down to 105th place for baby girls born there in 2007; in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Canada, and Australia. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/rebecca Behind the Name] ]

Related names

*Becca (English)
*Becci (English)
*Becki (English)
*Becka (English)
*Beckah (English)
*Becky (English)
*Bekki (English)
*Reba (English)
*Réba (French)
*Rebeca (Portuguese), (Spanish)
*Rébecca (French)
*Rebeccah (English)
*Rebeccanne (English)
*Rebecka (English), (Swedish)
*Rebeckah (English)
*Rebeka (Czech), (Hungarian)
*Rebekah (English), (Hebrew)
*Rebekka (Danish), (German), (Norwegian)
*Reveka (Greek)
*Revekka (Russian)
*Revka (Hebrew)
*Revkah (Hebrew)
*Rifka (Yiddish)
*Riva (Hebrew)
*Rive (Hebrew)
*Rivka (Hebrew)

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