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My name is Tabitha and I love it. I hate being called Tabby though. Tabitha is not a very common name and I like it. My name is Tabitha Brooke and I think it has a nice flow.

I was named Tabitha but unfortunately I have never liked going by my full name. With the sitcom show Bewitch which was produce a long way before I was born, I was constantly asked if I was named after Samantha's daughter. With this, I became very angry with my name. So I usually tend to go by my nickname, Tabi. - paprika-studios

Tabitha is an absolutely fantastic name. The name I would have chosen for myself. One thing though - I've seen it spelled with an 'a' instead of an 'i' in the middle. "Tabatha" just looks wrong!

Personal experiences with the name Tabitha: | Edit

Whenever people hear my name is Tabitha, they are like "Whoa, that is pretty" It is not common so people like it.

I'm a preschool teacher and I have a little girl named Tabatha. I'm not sure why her parents chose to use the "a" instead of "i". We call her Tabby.

Nicknames for Tabitha: | Edit

Tabby, Tab, Bitty, Bitha, Tabi, Tibby, Taba, Tabs, Tabby Cat, Tazz, Tabby Toes, Toby

Meanings and history of the name Tabitha: | Edit

My mom named me after the little child witch it seems. I hate being called Dorkas or whatever its called. I love my name and so does the people around me. My name is odd to me since i only met about two other Tabitha's so far in my 19 years of life.

Famous real-life people named Tabitha: | Edit

Tabitha Hodge Broderick, twin daughter of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

Tabitha in song, story & screen: | Edit

Tabitha Stevens, daughter of Samantha on television series "Bewitched", originally spelled Tabatha in the credits untill the correction in a later season.
Tabitha Twitchett, mother of Tom Kitten in the Beatrix Potter stories.