Rebecca
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Rebecca
- /ɹɪˈbɛkə/
Rhymes with -ɛkə
Where it comes from
The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah, from Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivka, “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”).
proper noun Rebeccas · Rebeccah · Rebekah · Rebekka
- A female given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], in regular use since the Reformation. And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shal
noun Rebeccas · Rebeccah · Rebekah · Rebekka
- One who protested in the Rebecca Riots; a Rebeccaite. Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alejo, rebekah, mrs, eureka, rebeca, umberto, rebeka, rebecka, rebeccah, rivka, rivkah, becky, beckie, beckey, becca, becka
Translations
Talk about this word "Rebecca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rebecca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Rebecca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rebecca "Rebecca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rebecca.Cite this
@misc{rebecca_2026,
title = {Rebecca},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rebecca},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
