Rivka Name Meaning & Origin
Rivka
Pronunciation: RIV-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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It's actually a really common name, I'm surprised no one has posted her about it, yet, besides me of course.
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Rivvy, Rivky, Ricky, Riva.
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Hebrew form of Rebecca/Rebekah.
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