Rebecca

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A female given name from Hebrew, in regular use since the Reformation.

Noun

  • One who protested in the Rebecca Riots; a Rebeccaite.

Origin

  • The Vulgate (Latin) form of biblical Rebekah, from Hebrew רִבְקָה ("enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare").

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