Deborah

Deborah \de-bo-rah, deb-or-ah\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Deborah is pronounced in English as DEHBahRah or DEHBRah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Deborah: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Deborah?

Deborah is used predominantly in English, French, German, and Hebrew, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Biblical name derived literally from the element 'deborah' with the meaning bee. The name has often been associated with a hardworking and diligent nature, as symbolized by the bee. In the Bible, the name was borne by two persons - Rebecca's faithful nurse who was also the mother of Ananiel, and a woman prophetess who led the Israelites to defeat the Canaanites and wrote a victory song in the Book of Judges. As a result of the biblical mention and the positive connotations in its meaning, the name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. Prior to that, this has mainly been a Jewish name. The name Deborah is used to a great extent; it has 49 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants consist of name Debara origin, Debb definition, what does the name Debbee mean, Debbera name variations, short names for Debbey, name Debbora, what does the name Debborah mean, Debbra definition, Debbrah name, Debbye pronounciation, Debee meaning, name Deberah origin, Debira name variations, Debiria name popularity, Debor name, baby name Deborrah, Debrah name, Debralee name popularity, Debreanna pronounciation, what does the name Debriana mean, Debroah meaning of name, Devoria meaning, Devorit name, Devri meaning, and name Dobra origin. Other English forms consist of the shortenings Deb name popularity and Debra pronounciation, the pet forms meaning of Debbe, name Debbi origin, Debbie pronounciation, Debby meaning, name Debi meaning, Debs meaning of name, and name Deby meaning, and the spelling variants Debera meaning of name (also used in Spanish) and Debora pronounciation (also used in Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish). Alternatives of Deborah used in other languages consist of short names for Binah (Yiddish), Deboran meaning (German), Devora meaning of name (Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Slavic, and Spanish), Devorah name popularity (Hebrew and Spanish), Devra definition (Hebrew), Débora name variations (French, Portuguese, and Spanish), Déborah definition (French), short names for Dvoire (Yiddish), name Dvorah meaning (Hebrew), name Dvosye meaning (Yiddish), nicknames for Dvoyre (Yiddish), Dwora meaning and origin (Yiddish), and Kepola pronounciation (Hawaiian). See also the related form, Bina definition (Czech, Italian, Hebrew, and English). Deborah is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name's popularity grew from the 1910s up to the 1950s. Its usage peaked in 1954 with 2.745% of baby girls being named Deborah. Its ranking then was #3. The baby name has since experienced a substantial fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.018% and its ranking #777, was nevertheless the most frequently used among all girl names in its group. The name Deborah has predominantly been a baby girl name, though it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1964, baby girls named Deborah outnumbered boys by 318 times.

The following famous people share the name Deborah:

• Actress Deborah Kerr, born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, 30 September 1921 - 16 October 2007, Glasgow, Scotland
• Author Deborah Moggach, born Deborah Hough, 28 June 1948, England
• Singer Deborah (Debbie) Harry, born 1 July 1945, Miami, Florida
• Singer Debbie Gibson, born Deborah Ann Gibson, August 31, 1970, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Deborah:

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The baby name Deborah fun facts:

The name Deborah in reverse order is "Harobed".

The numerological value of the name Deborah is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Deborah?

Deborah is in the top names in USA.