observed in some Christian calendars under form Rebecca

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Rebecca is a female given name of biblical origin, associated with the Old Testament matriarch Rebekah and honored in various Christian naming and feast-day traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English given name ⓘ
biblical given name ⓘ
female given name ⓘ
theophoric name ⓘ
associatedWith Book of Genesis ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible

Rebekah ⓘ
category feminine given names ⓘ
given names derived from the Bible ⓘ
culturalAssociation biblical matriarchs ⓘ
etymologicalRoot Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivqah) ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew name Rivqah
gender feminine ⓘ
hasDiminutive Becca ⓘ
Becky ⓘ
Becs ⓘ
linked to: Bex
hasFeastDayContext Christian calendars honoring Old Testament saints ⓘ
hasHistoricalUsageSince Middle Ages ⓘ
hasNameDayIn some Christian calendars ⓘ
hasOrigin Hebrew language ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
hasOrthographicVariant Rebeccah ⓘ
linked to: Rebeca
hasShortForm Becca ⓘ
Becky ⓘ
Bex ⓘ
hasVariant Rebeca ⓘ
Rebecka ⓘ
Rebekah ⓘ
Rivka ⓘ
linked to: Rebekah

Rébecca ⓘ
linked to: Rebecca
linguisticType proper noun ⓘ
meaningTraditionallyInterpretedAs to bind ⓘ
to tie ⓘ
namedAfter Rebekah, wife of Isaac ⓘ
orthographicForm Rebecca ⓘ
popularInCentury 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
scripturalFigure Rebekah, matriarch in Genesis ⓘ
linked to: Rebekah
usedByReligion Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
usedIn Christian naming traditions ⓘ
English-speaking countries ⓘ
French-speaking countries ⓘ
German-speaking countries ⓘ
Italian-speaking countries ⓘ
Jewish naming traditions ⓘ
Scandinavian countries ⓘ
Spanish-speaking countries ⓘ

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Rebekah → nameDayTradition → observed in some Christian calendars under form Rebecca ⓘ