SHEBA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew, short variation of BATHSHEBA

Exotic biblical place-name for the region now known as Yemen is given to puppies and kittens more often than babies. But felt fresh again as the name of the heroine of Zoe Heller's "Notes on a Scandal," played by Cate Blanchett.

Variations:
Shieba, Scheba, Saba, Sabah, Sheeba, Shebah

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