The girl's name Rebecca \r(e)-bec-ca,reb(e)-cca\ is pronounced ree-BEK-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "to bind". Biblical: Rebekah, noted in the Genesis account as a maiden of beauty, modesty, and kindness, became the wife of Abraham's son, Isaac. The name was used by the Puritans and was common through the 19th century. Use of the name in the novel and film "Rebecca" also revived it. Philanthropist Rebekah Harkness; author Rebecca West; actress Rebecca De Mornay.

ORIGIN
Hebrew

MEANING
Bound, tied

The Latin form of the biblical Rebekah known as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament. Also the title of a 1938 novel by British author Daphne du Maurier that was adapted into a 1940 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. An enduring name widely used during the 19th century and has since faded in and out of the top 100, peaking at No. 10 during the mid 1970s.

VARIATIONS
Reed Reagan

ALTERNATIVES
Rebeccah Rebeka Rebekah Rebecka Rebekka Rebeca Rebeckah Rebakah

NICKNAMES
Beck Becky Becca

FAMOUS Rebeccas
Rebecca West (British-Irish writer) Rebecca DeMornay (actress)

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