Comments for REBECCA:

The Hebrew origin of the name Rebecca comes from a word meaning 'faithful wife'.

-- Anonymous User  3/1/2005

I spell my daughters name as REBEKHAR as this is the way that I pronounce it.

-- DOCHERTY  3/11/2005

I believe there are two opinions on the origin of Rebecca. It is possible that it comes from Hebrew meaning "faithful wife" or Hebrew meaning "a snare" or "captivate"/"captivator".

-- RebeccaRamsay  3/26/2005

Rivka means a young calf, which is a symbol of innocence, beauty, and also something precious.

-- Miss Claire  4/10/2005

Rebecca was actually derived from this Hebrew form: "Rebekah". I think "Rebecka" and "Rebekah" look prettier than the usual spelling: "Rebecca".

-- gaelruadh19  4/28/2005

I love this name. Some famous bearers are Rebecca De Mornay, Actress and Rebecca Welles, author.

-- doodlebug  5/29/2005

Hebrew name meaning "peacemaker".

-- crickett  6/8/2005

I have come across sources which suggest that as well as 'faithful wife', 'bound' is another meaning of the name Rebecca and that the bearer of the name is the 'embodiment of beauty and grace'.

-- Rebecca Perry  7/12/2005

This is the name of the title character, Rebecca de Winter, in Daphne du Marier's novel 'Rebecca'. It is also my sister's confirmation name.

-- reservoirdoll1987  7/28/2005

The name Rebecca means servant of god in Hebrew.

-- XxLeah04xX  8/10/2005

My name's Rebecca. I've never been fond of the name, but you guys make me like it a little more, haha. I knew it was of Hebrew orgin, but I didn't know of all the pretty meanings.

-- DrgrsiChi  8/18/2005

My name is Rebeccca, and I don't like the name very much, because since there are so many ways of spelling it, no one manages to spell my name right. My parents wanted a name that wasn't too common, perhaps it wasn't back then, but there are 3 Rebeccas in most of my classes.

-- Sneasel  9/3/2005

Rebecca is my name and I think that it is perfect! It is nothing to be ashamed of, after all every name is beautiful if it is on the right person.

-- Anonymous User  9/9/2005

Rebecca Romijn has this name.

-- Wordsmith14  10/23/2005

I'm a Rebecca. I really like my name and think it's quite pretty, although too common within my age group!

-- mememe  10/30/2005

I have heard a lot meaning's for the name Rebecca. I think it has so many because it comes from Aramaic which has many levels of meaning, so one word can have many completely different meanings. My name's Rebecca, but my mom spells it Rebbecca. I was wondering if that would affect the meaning?

-- Princess of Nothing  11/24/2005

Rebecca makes me think of a woman who is cheerful, pretty, kind and ambitious.

-- Dogsy  11/25/2005

I have a relative whose name is Rebecca, and she DESPISES being called that. She insists on being called Becca, and anyone who purposely calls her Rebecca must suffer dire consequences.

-- Arowen Half-Elven  12/6/2005

The most ancient meaning of the word Rebekah as found in The Holy Bible is 'water bringer' or 'water bearer'.

-- rebecca_lynnw  12/11/2005

In Hebrew we say that the name means "captivating beauty". Also a famous Rebecca is the character of the same name in the novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier.

-- LunarQuarter  12/15/2005

My friend is named Rebecca, she goes by Becky and does not like being called Rebecca, but her parents call her Rebecca.

-- renny  12/24/2005

This is my name, and I hate it. It's just so obscure.

-- patchworkgirl  12/28/2005

Is it possible that Reb-Becca comprises two semetic (Arabic) words: Reb meaning Lord or Master of, and Becca which is an old name of Mecca to where the Arabs believe Abraham took his first son Ishmael from his slave/wife Hager when his first wife bore him Isaac.

-- Hilly  1/9/2006

My name is Rebecca, I think this name is great. I also like being called Bex or Beccy (never BecKy). I prefer Beccy because it's different from all the Beckys I know.

-- CranberryBex  2/22/2006

Well, my own name is Rebecca Nadine, and I...I do not want to say that I don't like it. I like it very much. But I hate the shorts I get everytime I tell my name. I don't want to be a "Beccy" or "Becca", because everyone named Rebecca gets this nicks. My favorite calling is "Becks" or even "Rebecks". I hope that no one reads this and does a movie with my name or something.

-- Recana  3/2/2006

Rebecca St. James (stage name for Rebecca Smallbone), a Christian music artist, bears the name.

-- Wunderkind_Princess  3/4/2006

REBECCA's always seem to be really popular and outgoing.

-- lindamaree  3/8/2006

Bec Cartwright, Australian actress and wife to tennis player, Lleyton Hewitt.

-- lindamaree  3/8/2006

I have always heard that it means 'captivating' or 'captivated'.

-- lindamaree  3/8/2006

Rebecca Sharp (also known as Becky Sharp) is the main character in William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair'.

-- fawkes100  3/24/2006

Rebecca is great name. Very pretty. Almost tomboyish but not really. It is a timeless classic.

-- Anonymous User  4/25/2006

Rebecca Caine is a musical-theatre actress who has portrayed Cosette in Les Miserables and Christine in The Phantom of the Opera.

-- Anonymous User  5/2/2006

Irish-American playwriter Rebecca Miller was the daughter of Arthur Miller and wife to actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Probably also known for her recent play that was made into a film, "The Ballad of Jack and Rose".

-- Anonymous User  6/4/2006

There is an Alfred Hitchcock film called "Rebecca".

-- Anonymous User  6/23/2006

This is such a beautiful name for a girl. No wonder it has been so popular through the years.

-- Anonymous User  6/27/2006

I don't like this name as I think it is very tomboyish! Rebecca is very popular where I live as a first and middle name, one of my best friends is a Rebecca but she does not like it that much so everyone calls her Bex.

-- Anonymous User  7/5/2006

Famous bearer: Rebecca, of Sunnybrook Farm.

-- Anonymous User  7/19/2006

I spell my name Rebekah, so obviously I like the spelling better, it just really bothers me when "religious" people stare at me when I tell them it's the biblical spelling, really pick up a bible.

-- Anonymous User  7/23/2006

Rebekah is the Biblical spelling.

-- Mithos514  8/4/2006

Rebecca is Rafqa in Arabic. Saint Rafqa (1832-1914) was a Lebanese Maronite nun. Her story is extremely interesting! My name is Rebecca, and I was named after Saint Rafqa. I am very proud of that.

-- Anonymous User  8/14/2006

Sarah Manners portrayed the character of the memorable receptionist Rebecca 'Bex' Reynolds in UK medical drama Casualty. The character disliked being called Rebecca always going by 'Bex' and is one of my favorite ever characters.

-- Dizzee  8/24/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Rebecca here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  9/3/2006

In the Bible, wasn't the name 'Rebecca' spelled 'Rebekah'?

-- bibi66  9/9/2006

Yes, the biblical spelling is Rebekah.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

Rebecca has been on the top 1000 list since the 1880's. Its most popular year was the 1970's where it ranked 13. The least popular year for Rebecca was the 1920's where it ranked 175.

-- Anonymous User  9/25/2006

Rebecca is a pretty and classic name, even though snare is an ugly word.

-- Anonymous User  10/24/2006

I personally think 'snare' is kind of a cool meaning, for some reason I like it.

-- Anonymous User  5/30/2007

This is Rebecca Barlow's name from the Christian Artists' group called "Barlowgirl".

-- Anonymous User  12/6/2006

This name is old and cheap.

-- Taydbug112  1/12/2007

Some people I know pronounce it RUB-E-KAH. My friend Rebecca told me that's how it's pronounced in her country, my mom pronounces it that way too, for some reason.

-- Anonymous User  1/21/2007

Actually the bibilical spelling is Rebekkah. The "snare" may refer to her having helped Jacob steal his brother's blessing. Not sure about the actual meaning. But I like the spelling with two "c"s better than the original.

-- Annabeau  2/15/2007

Rebecca is a beautiful, wonderful name.

-- stormy_lovegood  2/17/2007

Famous bearer is Rebecca Nurse, a supposed "witch" in the Salem Witch Trials.

-- 1crzychick  3/3/2007

I think Rebecca is a very nice name. There was a book I read over and over when I was very little where the main character's name was Rebecca. I received the book as a gift about a year ago and have loved the name ever since.

-- Anonymous User  3/24/2007

A possible meaning is "heifer," unfortunately.

-- Anonymous User  5/26/2007

I myself am a Rebecca and I love my name. It's very elegant. Yes, it's rather hard for people to remember, so close friends call me Becca.

As far as the dislike of this particular spelling, I must say I partially disagree. I think it's far easier to spell it this way. It looks good to the eye; not as exotic as Rebekah, but I like the standard English spelling a lot.

One of the most interesting spellings I've seen is from one of my best friends (who happens to be in nearly ALL of my classes and we have last names that are barely 2 letters appart.) who spells her name "Rebekka". I thought it was a nice change up.

-- nmoonlvr  7/25/2007

In Sir Walter Scott's novel 'Ivanhoe', Rebecca the healer is the daughter of Isaac the Jew.

-- reservoirdoll1987  8/11/2007

My name is Rebekah, spelt in the true biblical & original form. Hebrew pronunciation "Rivqah" does also mean cow (calf), I am not happy about this and would much prefer the other meanings, but it is what it is. "Rebecca" is a form from Rebekah not the other way around.

-- rebekah.b  8/14/2007

I like this name, but it's been used too much.

-- applemilk  8/29/2007

My name is Rebecca and I love my name but I only like being called Becky because I grew up being called that ever since I got in 7th grade I had teachers calling me Rebecca and my friends calling me Becky. One of my friends' names is Rebecca but she goes by Becca so I always have people calling me Becca or Rebecky.

-- Anonymous User  8/30/2007

I would use Reba as a nickname because it is less common. That and Reba sounds more mature than Becky or Becca.

-- Anonymous User  9/28/2007

Rebecca has always been one of my favorite names. It was the name I had chosen for a daughter until I hit upon one I liked a little more and was less common. If I'd ever had a second daughter, though, this would have been her name. I had one older family member who did not keep up with naming trends state that it was "very Jewish." I never was able to convince her that Rebecca is no longer strictly a Jewish name.

-- queenv  9/29/2007

Actress Rebecca Herbst plays Elizabeth Webber on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

-- reverie  11/16/2007

Nice name. It reminds me of the Hitchcock's movie but still, it's a classy, gorgeous name for girls.

-- Anonymous User  11/19/2007

My name's Rebecca and I hate it. There are 5 of us in our grade and after a while it gets real old, turning around whenever someone calls it out. Personally, I wish my parents had named me something more oiginal.

-- cebca  2/15/2008

Rebecca is the Scandinavian spelling of the Hebrew Rebekah which means "to bind together" or "Peace Maker".

-- b_bam  2/23/2008

I like the name Rebecca because it is strong and independent but still sweet and graceful. I don't know many people with this name. I like the nickname Becca (the one I know goes by this), but not Becky. Rebecca is good without a nickname though. It's not too long.

-- Anonymous User  4/6/2008

My experience with girls named Rebecca and the show "Sex and the City" totally ruined this name for me (The Rebecca and Schooner thing is all I can think of when I hear this name).

-- pandasayscynical  4/13/2008

It's not a bad name, but it's not exactly one of the prettiest names out there, so I don't quite understand its popularity. It's overused, and the nickname is often, unfortunately enough, Becky. It sounds tremendously girly and cutesy without actually being pretty at all. It would be better if they went by Becka. I suppose this name is safe enough, and it shouldn't lead to bullying or discrimination, but it is a dull choice, alright.

-- slight night shiver  5/3/2008

When Pocahontas married John Locke and moved to England, she had been converted to Christianity and renamed Rebecca.

-- mhavril39  6/2/2008

Pocahontas married John ROLFE, and became Rebecca Rolfe. She died of Small Pox at the age of 23, and was the first Native American to be buried in English soil.

-- Varuca  10/3/2008

Rebecca is OK but what I can't bear is the nickname Becca. Don't know why, I just hate it. I really like the nickname Becky, it sounds upbeat and cute, but I hate when people spell it 'Becci' or 'Bekki'. *shudder*.

-- aquamarina  6/16/2008

Rebecca West, British writer, born Cicely Isabel Fairfield. She took the name from a character in Ibsen's play Rosmersholm.

-- Kosta  7/9/2008

I myself am a Rebecca and though I have met many other Rebeccas I don't hate my name. I do hate it when people call me Becky. Everyone called me Becky when I was little now the only one who calls me Becky is my mom. Most people call me Rebecca or Becca, although all of my older sibling have given me all kinds of nicknames Bexter, Bepsy, Beckers, da Beck, Becca boo, Becca bird, the list goes on and on. There are three Rebeccas in my drama group but we each go by something different Becky, Becca, and Rebecca (I'm Rebecca). But I mean it's not a huge deal, all of my siblings have common names, at least I don't have it as bad as my sister Sara, you can't really make any nicknames with that name. Overall Rebecca is a pretty name and you can come up with a lot of nicknames for it. I think Rebecca sounds kind of sophisticated. But for now being a twelve year old girl I can go by Becca wich sound fun and cute unlike Becky which either sounds like a little bratty girl or an old woman.

-- Becca Annie  7/12/2008

I myself am called Rebekah, and I prefer this spelling to Rebecca as it is less common (where I'm from anyway). I have noticed that everyone has said that it gets shortened to Becca or Becky. What about Bek/Bec? I think that is the more common shortening. Sure, when I was 5 people called me Becky, but people generally go straight for Bek. I have heard a few different meanings but mainly they are: "snare", "captivating", "to tie" or "bound". Rebekah is the original spelling, from the Bible. As to those who are called Rebecca/Rebekah and say they hate their name, shame on you! I love my name, and no, it is not "cheap"!

-- rebekah88  7/26/2008

In the Shopaholic book series by Sophie Kinsella, the main character is called Rebecca, but goes by Becky or Bex. :)

-- Lufflebunny  9/7/2008

I like this name and I think most Biblical names are good.

-- KayeKiLa  9/14/2008

I think this name is quite strong and I suppose quite nice.

-- Devilqueen  12/2/2008

I love this name, my niece has it, but her mother spelt it Rehbeckah, it takes a little longer to write out but I personally think that it looks prettier.

-- Naphtahalia  12/2/2008

In Italy Rebecca was hardly ever used till the end of the 20th century. At present it's rather fashionable (25th most popular name in Italy in 2004, 24th in 2006).

-- presentperfect  12/19/2008

The Italian pronunciation is rray-BAYKK-kah.

-- presentperfect  12/19/2008

My sister's name is Rebecca. I think it's a lovely name, and while we call her Becky now, when she becomes a teenager she could maybe call herself Becca, a less childish nickname. I also know a girl in my church called Rebekah, but my sister's the only Rebecca in her whole year in school. Possible nicknames include Becky, Becks and Becca.

-- LilSingstarEeyore  1/15/2009

The Etymology Dictionary defines Rebecca as:
fem. proper name, biblical wife of Isaac, mother of Jacob and Esau, from L.L. Rebecca, from Gk. Rhebekka, from Heb. Ribhqeh, lit. "connection" (cf. Ribhqah "team"), from Semitic base r-b-q "to tie, couple, join" (cf. Arabic rabaqa "he tied fast"). Rebekah, form of the name in Authorized Version, was taken as the name of a society of women (founded 1851 in Indiana, U.S.) as a complement to the Odd Fellows.

-- miss y  3/19/2009

My younger sister's name. So pretty, and she is absolutely gorgeous. Its a good name if you want your child to be fair.

-- Gothiclovesick  5/13/2009

I really love this name! Yes, it is rather common, but one of my best friends is Rebecca (we call her Becca). She isn't outgoing, but very popular among those who know her well. I also think the biblical spelling, Rebekah, is very pretty.

-- kittycats2468  6/7/2009

I always thought this name was beautiful. But I can't stand the nickname Becky. I think the name is far prettier when you use the whole name "Rebecca" instead of shortening it.

-- Coffeebean  6/18/2009

I think this name is beautiful. It sounds very elegant. I don't know very many Rebeccas. It is pretty uncommon where I live.

-- giggledust7  7/8/2009

My name is Rebecca, which I like. However, since I've been called Becky all my life, I feel a little detached from the name. If I could go back in time, I'd prefer to have been called Becca. It seems like a more logical nickname for Rebecca than Becky. I think Rebecca and Becca have a softer, prettier sound than Becky.

-- Becca21  8/26/2009

This is my favorite Old Testament name. It's very beautiful. However, it's too common, and I don't like the nickname Becky. I especially don't like the association with the irritating Rebecca Romijn.

-- bananarama  9/3/2009

A famous bearer is the country gospel singer Rebecca St. James. Look her up on the internet. She's pretty and a good singer!

-- Anonymous User  10/21/2009

I have cousin called Rebecca who is silly. She gets called Becky. I can't stand the namename of Becky. This was also a Becky who used to annoy me at school.

-- rowan826  11/20/2009

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