Sheba

Hebrew, short variation of Bathsheba

"daughter of an oath"

Sheba Origin and Meaning

The name Sheba is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "daughter of an oath".

This biblical place-name for the region now known as Yemen started to feel fresh again as the name of the heroine of Zoe Heller's Notes on a Scandal, played on screen by Cate Blanchett.

Sheba is probably more ready for prime time than the long-form mother name, although Bathsheba, which means "seventh daughter," has a rich Biblical and literary history.

The Queen of Sheba was a monarch of the ancient kingdom of, yes, Sheba

Sheba Popularity

• 1980 Nameberry 2021

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Famous People Named Sheba

• Bathsheba Nell "Sheba" Crocker American diplomat
• Sheba Karim American novelist
• Sheba Sharrow (1926 2006), American painter, member of the “Chicago School” of imagist painters

Sheba in Pop Culture

• King of Sheba see Psalm 72:10
• "merchants of Sheba" (Ezekiel 27:22)
• Bathsheba "Sheba" Hart main character in "Notes on Scandal"
• Sheba Ormatroyd main character in 1919 film "Sheba"
• Sheba Shayne title character in 1975 blaxploitation film "Sheba, Baby"
• Sheba dog in play/film "Come Back, Little Sheba"
• Sheba character in video game "Golden Sun"
• Lieutenant Sheba character in TV's original "Battlestar Galactica"
• "Sheba " song by Mike Oldfield
• Etymology: said to be related to shivah (feminine sheva) "seven " and to nishba "he swore," originally "he bound himself by (the sacred number) seven"
• Sheba found in biblical girls' names Elisheba and Jehosheba
• Sheba brand of cat food