BATHSHEBA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "seventh daughter"

Popular with the Puritans, this name of the shrewd and beautiful wife of King David would be a heavy load for a modern girl to carry.

Variations:
Bethsheba, Bathsua, Bathseva, Bat-sheva, Batsheba, Sheva, Bethsabee, Bathshua, Bat-sheba, Batsheva, Batshua, Sheba, Batya

Bathsheba is being discussed in our message boards:

• Halloween, witchy, folk lore, etc....
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• Nicknames of Beth?
• dolls' and stuffed animals' names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Bathsheba:

• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• U NAME IT: Utterly unusual, unique and underused 'U' names
• CLASSIC NAMES: Ten You Never Thought Of
• THAT'S A LOTTA NAME