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

Popularity of the name Sheba

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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

The name Sheba in Pop Culture

  • King of Sheba
    see Psalm 72:10
  • 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