Name: Rebecca
Gender: Female
Usage: Rebecca, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Rebecca are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Rebecca across the world, see Rebekah, Rébecca.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Rebecca is: To tie, Servant of god.
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Numerology of the first name Rebecca: 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 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Rebecca is ranked on the 113th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 4493600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.062% of the population. The name Rebecca 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 Rebecca for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Rebecca is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Rebecca or Rebekah is a feminine given name originating from the Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivkah). The name comes from the verb רבק (rbq), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and the NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest the name means "snare", "noose", "tied up", "secured", and even "beautifully ensnaring". W.F. Albright held that it meant "soil", or "earth", and was the name of an earth-goddess.
The name's most famous bearer was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
Biblical: from the Latin form of the Hebrew name Rebekah, borne by the wife of Isaac, who was the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24–7). The Hebrew root occurs in the Bible only in the vocabulary word marbek cattle stall, and its connection with the name is doubtful. In any case, Rebecca was Aramean, and the name probably has a source in Aramaic. It has always been common among Jews; in England and elsewhere it began to be used also by Christians at the time of the Reformation, when Old Testament names became popular. It was very common among the Puritans in the 17th century, and has enjoyed a further vogue in England in the latter part of the 20th century, among people of many different creeds. In the Scottish Highlands it has been used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Beathag (see Beathan).
Variants: French: Rébecca. Spanish, Portuguese: Rebeca. German, Danish, Norwegian: Rebekka. Swedish: Rebecka. Hebrew: Rivka.
Short form: English: Becca.
Pet form: English: Becky.
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