Names related to Rebecca: Rebeca, Rebekah, Rebekka, Rivka, Becky

Rebecca

Pronunciation: rə-BEH-kə (key)

Origin of the name Rebecca:

From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin and Ecclesiastic Greek Rhebekka, which is derived from the Hebrew ribbqāh (noose), from rabak (to bind, to tie). The name, borne in the Bible by the wife of Isaac, was not used in England until after the Reformation in the 16th century.

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I am a Rebecca and I have always loved my name and all of its abbreviations. OK, I'm biased, but I don't think you can wrong with this name.

I didn't like being called "Becky" when I was younger, but I did make the successful transition to Rebecca when I went to high school. I also like that the name is very recognizable when traveling internationally (much more so than Rachel, for example). But I often get called Rachel by mistake.

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Becca, Bec, Beck, Beckett, Becks, Becky, Bex, Reba, Reby, Rebec, Reva, Rivka, Becksie, Beckie, Rivy, Bunny, Boo, Bee, buckey, Reebok, Bexley, Reebuttsca, Reebutty, Beckerino the Great, Becteria, Beckster

Meanings and history of the name Rebecca: | Edit

The meaning of the name Rebecca is:
- Snare
- Captivating
- Peacemaker

Famous real-life people named Rebecca: | Edit

Rebecca Miller, American author, screenwriter, and director
Rebecca de Mornay, American actress
Rebecca Romijn, American actress
Rebecca Gayheart, actress
Rebecca Walker, daughter of Alice Walker

Rebecca in song, story & screen: | Edit

Rebecca "Becky" Conner (played by Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke), the eldest daughter on the American television sitcom Roseanne
Rebecca "Becky" Donaldson-Katsopolis (played by Lori Loughlin), a character on the American television sitcom Full House
Rebecca Dopplemeyer, a character in Daniel Clowes's Ghost World graphic novels and the 2001 film adaptation (in which she was played by Scarlett Johansson)
Rebecca Howe (played by Kirstie Alley), the female lead on the American television sitcom Cheers
Rebecca Randall, the title character in the 1903 children's story Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and the 1938 film adaptation, which featured Shirley Temple as Rebecca
Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher, young Tom Sawyer's love interest in Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Rebecca, the 1938 suspense novel by Daphne du Maurier and the 1940 film adaptation directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms, Shirley Temple feel-good musical
Rebecca "Becky" Bloomwood of the Shopaholic Series.
Rebecca Logan the spoiled and backstabbing Senator's daughter of the TV Show Greek

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