Deborah
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Deborah
- /ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה (dvorá), meaning bee.
proper noun Deborahs · Debra · Debora
- A judge of Israel. And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
- A nurse of Rebecca.
- A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK. Rapier. Heigho! Deborah! it's an ugly name, a damnable name - the name I mean! - it sounds like Gomorrah! Deb! Debby! - worse still - sounded sharp now I rather like it! - Deborah! Deborah! Deborah!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: anne, barak, academic, debrah, deb, debbie, debby, debra, debora, debbra, debbora, deby, debi, dvora, devorah, jair
Translations
Talk about this word "Deborah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deborah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Deborah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deborah "Deborah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deborah.Cite this
@misc{deborah_2026,
title = {Deborah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deborah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
