Name:
Rebecca
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Hebrew
Meaning:
Rebecca originates in Hebrew language and means "one who ties and joins". In the Bible, Rebecca was an important personality, the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. In the United States it has always been one of the most popular feminine given names. It was popularized by Daphne du Maurier in her 1938 novel of the same name and a subsequent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Pronunciation:
rə-BEK-ə
The Five Elements:
Metal
Also Spelled Like...:
Becky
Reba
Rebeca
Rebecka
Rebekah
Rebekkah
Rivka
Famous Rebecca:
Rebecca De Mornay : actress
Rebecca Hall : actress
Rebecca Black : singer
Rebecca Gayheart : actress
Rebecca Ashery : writer
Rebecca Green : published author
Rebecca Howard : musician
Rebecca Kilburn : published author
Rebecca Lou : musician
Rebecca Parris : jazz artist
Rebecca Ferguson : singer-songwriter