Name: Bethany
Gender: Female
Usage: Bethany, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Bethany are in general originating from Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Bethany across the world, see Annie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Bethany is: House of figs, Life-town near Jerusalem.
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Numerology of the first name Bethany: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Bethany is ranked on the 787th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 716800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.01% of the population. The name Bethany has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Bethany for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Bethany is 5 November.
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History and Origin
Bethany (Greek: Βηθανία) is a feminine given name derived from the Biblical place name Bethany, the town where Lazarus lived in the New Testament.
The name has been well-used in English-speaking countries. It was the 59th most popular name for girls in England and Wales in 2010, having ranked as high as 11th most popular name in those countries in 1999. It was the 79th most popular name for girls in Scotland in 2010. It ranked in the 100 most popular names for girls in the United States during the 1980s, reaching its pinnacle of popularity in 1987, when it was the 87th most popular name for girls, but its use has declined, falling to 369th most popular name there in 2010.
English: of New Testament origin. In the New Testament it is a placename, that of the village just outside Jerusalem where Jesus stayed during Holy Week, before going on to Jerusalem and crucifixion (Matthew 21: 17; Mark 11: 1; Luke 19: 29; John 12: 1). Its Hebrew name may mean ‘house of figs’ (beth te'ena or beth te'enimf). The given name is favoured mainly by Roman Catholics, being bestowed in honour of Mary of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus. She is sometimes identified with Mary Magdalene (see Madeleine), although the grounds for this identification are very poor.
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6 January 2015
Bethany is a house of figs.
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