Rebecca (meaning and origin)

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Rebecca

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Meaning and origin
Rebecca is a Hebrew girl name. The meaning of the name is `bound, tied ,Loyal`.

Where is it used?
The name Rebecca is mainly used in English, Italian and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Rebecka (In Swedish)
Rebeca (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Rebekah (In Jewish)
Rivka (In Jewish)
Rebeka (In Hungarian)
Rebekka (In German, Danish and in Norwegian)
R�becca (In French)
Rebeckah (In English (Modern))
Rebeccah (In English (Modern))

In combination with other names:
In English (Modern): Rebeccanne (F)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Becka
In English: Becca
In English: Beckah
In English: Reba

See also
In English: Becky (F)
In Other languages: Reva

What Rebecca`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Rebecca:
I've met very few! Nobody every asks me to repeat it!
The worst thing about the name:
Everyone spells it a different way. Or they assume you're a Becky... ew... I'm a Becca - Becky's and Becca's are VERY different people! lol!
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
I would have been Nathan Benjamin or Benjamin Nathan... nice names, but I'm happy to be a girl! :-)
Extra information:
It's just a good, old-fashioned, wholesome name!
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
rebecca is a nice name
The worst thing about the name:
the worts
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
Its pretty and you can have loads of nicknames!! e.g becca,bex,becky
The worst thing about the name:
Well it can get kind of boring and alot of people are called rebecca
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
then i wudnt be me lol
Extra information:
rebeccas rule hahahah
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
It has a meaning and its in history.
The worst thing about the name:
So many different ways of spelling it... Mine is Rebeca
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
I would have been named Raquel... well at least that's what my mum has said.
Extra information:
It sounds really cool...
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
People know how to spell it and pronounce it,
The worst thing about the name:
That there are so many! Out of a year group of about 100 people, we had about 7 Rebeccas.
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
somthing else would be. Its just a name.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
when i was young - nothing, but now i am in my 30's i find it a very respectful name.
The worst thing about the name:
getting called Becca, which i hate.
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
not that i can recall
Extra information:
a good old bible name always looks good on a C.V. and i find they are taken a little more seriously than most modern names by employers.
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
It's fairly unique. I didn't know too many with my name growing up or even now.
The worst thing about the name:
Teachers and others assume I'm called Becky which I am not and don't want to be. I don't mind Becca and that's what most people call me if they know me well.
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
Don't think so
Extra information:
I like my name, it's unique and I like shortening it to Becca.
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
The Kids Call me miss Beckie
The worst thing about the name:
Sara Rebecca Biblical mess up married to my son or something
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
I'd rather be Beth or a Baillie or anything else
Extra information:
3 rebecca's in my class I was s
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
The Kids Call me miss Beckie
The worst thing about the name:
Sar Rebecca Biblical mess up married to my son or something
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
I'd rather be Beth or a Baillie or anything else
Extra information:
3 rebecca's in my class I was s
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
its an elegant name
The worst thing about the name:
theres too many of us
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
nooooo
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
Having all my nick names
The worst thing about the name:
When people make fun of my name
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
Having every one call me bex and becky and bekka
Extra information:
I really love being called rebecca!
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
its a sophisticated name that sounds quite professional when i use the full name
The worst thing about the name:
people shorten it to becky or becks
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
my name tag for work!!!
Extra information:
i would have liked to have an original name but at least you can always buy personalised pens and mugs with this one!!!
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
I can shorten it to Beckie
The worst thing about the name:
to common and plain
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
Life would be better
Extra information:
there is actually some one in the states with the very same name
The best thing about the name Rebecca:
Connection to historical people, even fictional ones.
The worst thing about the name:
When people prounounce it wrong.
If my name wasn`t Rebecca....:
my personality...i believe that a name does add to your personality.
Extra information:

More `Rebecca` links
Rebecca as abbreviation
Actors named Rebecca
Rebecca in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Rebecca

Rebecca appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 105. In the last 128 years Rebecca has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 23 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Rebecca. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #17. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	105
2006	96
2005	81
2004	70
2003	63
2002	54
2001	46
2000	39
1999	38
1998	30
1997	26
1996	24
1995	28
1994	24
1993	22
1992	20
1991	21
1990	21
1980	17
1970	29
1960	38
1950	36
1940	96
1930	176
1920	175
1910	154
1900	125
1890	107
1880	92