Rebecca (given name)
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noun


(1)   (Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
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Etymology


The Vulgate form of biblical Rebekah; רבקה (Rivkah), "enchantingly beautiful", "captivating", "snare".

Proper noun



  1. , in regular use since the Reformation.

Quotations

  • 1809 Charles and Mary Lamb, Poetry for Children: Choosing a Name:
    They would say, if 'twas Rebecca,
    That she is a little Quaker.
  • 1949 Henry Miller, Sexus, Grove Press 1965, ISBN 0802151809, page 312:
    "What's her name?" I asked. "Rebecca. Rebecca Valentine." The name Rebecca excited me. I had always wanted to meet a woman called Rebecca - and not Becky. ( Rebecca, Ruth, Roxane, Rosalind, Frederika, Ursula, Sheila, Norma, Guinevere, Leonora, Sabina, Malvina, Solange, Deirdre. What wonderful names women had! Like flowers, stars, constellations...)
  • 1997 Robert T. Tauber, Self-fulfilling Prophecy, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 0275955028, page 61:
    Our daughter's name, Rebecca, summons up similar visions. Although our family is not Jewish, both names (David and Rebecca) have a Hebrew ancestry which, in the eyes of many beholders ( i.e. teachers ) invokes a vision of a family that values education.

Proper noun



  1. , an English style spelling of Rebekka.


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  1. , an English style spelling of Rebekka.


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  1. Rebekah.
  2. of biblical origin.


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  1. , an English style spelling of Rebekka.


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  1. , an English style spelling of Rebecka.
 
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