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My name is Rebecca, and I've never been too fond of it. It's beautiful written out, but I hate saying it aloud. "ruh-bec-uh". To make matters worse, someone with synesthesia once told me that when they hear the name "Rebecca" the sensation they get is that of the texture of sliced ham. However, I like the versatility it has- my family/friends shorten it to Becca or Bec but dear god Becky is the most heinous name in the universe. I have a lot of issues with people calling me "Rachel" after meeting me once or twice, which is deeply annoying.

Personal experiences with the name Rebecca: | Edit

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.

I am Rebecca my middle name is jayne. I do not like being called becky at all! My mother calls be bec, and some people even call me reb. ( hate that name) I do love my name though. I don't know any other rebeccas. People I do not know or just met call me rachel all the time. Some people call me allyson, because that is my older sisters name. In the seventh grade I asked people to call me ray-bekah (rébecca) and to this day, some people still do.

My name is also Rebecca Jane! My mother nixed anyone calling me "Becky" (only my grandmother could call me Becky Jane) right from the beginning and I was always Becca as a kid. I'm 20 now and I get much less Becca and more Bec and Bex. I had two other Rebecca's in my class in middle school and they went by Becca and Reb or Rebby (still sounds silly...).

My name is Rebecca, and since I'm in high school, I go by my last name, Becka, Bee, Reby, and mulitple others. I hate being called Becky and Bex. Drives me insane! But I'm a basketball and soccer player, so my teammates call me BeeBallR or beeoccer, and I don't mind those at all!!

Nicknames for Rebecca: | Edit

Becca/Bekah
Bec/Beck,
Beckett,
Beckster,
Becks/Bex,
Bez, Biz
Becky/Beckie,
Reba, Reby/Rebbie,
Rebec,
Reva,
Rivka,
Rivy,
Bunny,
Boo,
Bee,
Buckey,
Reebok,
Bexley,
Reebuttsca/Reebutty,
Beckerino the Great,
Becteria,
Betsey, Bettye, Bette, Betts
Daisy,
Rebecca Lee,
Becky Boo,
Becky Loo
Libby/Libbie
Bibby/Bebby
Ribbit
Becy
Reebok shoes *My friend calls me this hehe.
Bee

Meanings and history of the name Rebecca: | Edit

Derives from Hebrew word 'ribhqeh.'
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 Mader, English actress - Charlotte on Lost
Rebecca Hayes, "Table for 12", sextuplet

Rebecca in song, story & screen: | Edit

Rebbeca Black, signer of 'Friday' on YouTube
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, the 1938 film adaptation, which featured Shirley Temple as Rebecca, and the 1917 which had Mary Pickford 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 "Becky" Bloomwood of the Shopaholic Series.
Rebecca Logan the spoiled and backstabbing Senator's daughter of the TV Show Greek