name
Rebecca
rih-BEH-kuh
name
1
A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], in regular use since the Reformation.
"They would say, if 'twas Rebecca, That she is a little Quaker."
— Charles and Mary Lamb (1809)
"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."
— Robert T. Tauber (1997)
noun
1
One who protested in the Rebecca Riots; a Rebeccaite.
"Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates."
— Marsha R. Robinson (2019)
Word Forms
Rebeccas plural, Rebeccas plural
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Etymology
The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah, from Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivka, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).