Thursday, July 5, 2007

Meaning and origin of Rebecca

Rebecca
Hebrew
Female
bound,tied,loyal
Meaning & Origin
Rebecca is a Hebrew girl name.
The meaning of the name is `bound, tied ,Loyal`.
Where is it used?
The name Rebecca is mainly used in English, Italian and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Rebecka (In Swedish)
Rebeca (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Rebekah (In Jewish)
Rivka (In Jewish)
Rebeka (In Hungarian)
Rebekka (In German, Danish and in Norwegian)
Rébecca (In French)
Rebeckah (In English (Modern))
Rebeccah (In English (Modern))
In combination with other names
In English (Modern): Rebeccanne (F)
If it's too long people might use:
In English: Becka
In English: Becca
In English: Beckah
In English: Reba
See also
In English: Becky (F)
In Other languages: Reva
Stastics
The name Rebecca was given to 4820 babies in the USA in 2004. Rebecca was the number 153 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4364 babies making it the number 72 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com

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