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Debra
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A female first name popular in the 1950s and 1960s, a spelling variant of Deborah.
"Debra grew up in the same era as many other Deborahs, just with a different spelling."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA variant spelling of Deborah, popular mid-century.
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Etymology
A twentieth-century spelling variant of Deborah.