Name: Deborah
Gender: Female
Usage: Deborah, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Deborah are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Deborah across the world, see Deb, Déborah.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Deborah is: Bee, Honey bee.
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Numerology of the first name Deborah: 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 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Deborah is ranked on the 289th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2131000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.03% of the population. The name Deborah 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 Deborah for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Deborah is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Deborah (Hebrew: דְבוֹרָה) is a feminine given name derived from דבורה D'vorah, a Hebrew word meaning "bee." Deborah was a heroine and prophetess in the Old Testament Book of Judges. In the United States, the name was most popular from 1950 to 1970, when it was among the 20 most popular names for girls. It was the 25th most common name for women in the United States in the 1990 census. It has since fallen in popularity. It ranked as the 780th most popular name for baby girls born in 2007 in the United States, down from 676th most popular name in 2006.
The name is Déborah in French, Débora in Portuguese and Spanish, Debora in Italian and Czech)
Jewish and English: biblical name (meaning ‘bee’ in Hebrew) borne by the nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35: 8) and by a woman judge and prophet (Judges 4–5), who led the Israelites to victory over the Canaanites. The name has always been popular among Jews. It was taken up among Christians by the Puritans in the 17th century, no doubt in part because the bee was a symbol of industriousness. It has steadily increased in popularity ever since and is currently enjoying a great vogue.
Variants: Debora, Debra. Jewish: Devora(h) (Hebrew); Dvoire (Yiddish).
Pet forms: English: Debbie, Debbi, Debi, Debs.
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