DEBORAH  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "bee"

Popularity in 2008: #809

In the mid-twentieth century, there were so many Debbies on the block that the beauty and meaning of the original name got lost. Now this lovely name of an Old Testament prophetess and the only female judge of Israel suddenly sounds fresher than overused Sarah, Rachel, and Rebecca.

Variations:
Debbie, Debborah, Debbora, Debera, Deboreh, Debbrah, Deberah, Debby, Debara, Debbra, Debi, Devora, Deb, Debrah, Debora, Debra, Debbi, Devorah, Debs, Deborrah

Deborah is being discussed in our message boards:

• Sib-sets!
• Elimination - girl's combos
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• Names from about 1940
• alphabetical elimination

Read Nameberry blog posts about Deborah:

• NO EXPIRATION DATE ON NAMES
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• UNDERRATED NAMES
• BIBLICAL NAMES: From The Baby Name Bible