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DEBORAH
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Jewish, Biblical
Other Scripts: דְבוֹרָה (Hebrew)
Pronounced: DEB-ə-rə (English), DEB-rə (English) [key]
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Means "bee" in Hebrew. Deborah was a heroine and prophetess who led the Israelites to defeat Canaanites as told in the Old Testament Book of Judges. Also in the Old Testament, this was the name of the nurse of Rebecca. Long a common Jewish name, Deborah was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans. |
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