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Rebekka
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Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
Rebekah. biblical character
da female Rebecca, and today often spelled so
da Biblical characters
Faroese
Etymology
From fo he רִבְקָה enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare Riḇqāh.
Pronunciation
fo [ɹeˈbɛʰkːa]
Proper noun
fo proper noun
Rebekah biblical character
fo female Rebecca
Usage notes
f Rebekkuson Rebekkudóttir
Declension
Rebekk
fo Biblical characters
Finnish
Etymology
From fi grc Ῥεβέκκα, from fi hbo רִבְקָה Riḇqāh.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rebekah biblical character
fi female Biblical Hebrew Rebecca
Declension
Rebe kk k a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 792 1272 475
References
fi Biblical characters
German
Pronunciation
de De-Rebekka.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
Rebekah biblical character
de female Rebecca Biblical Hebrew Rebecca
de Biblical characters
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Rebecca
Etymology
nb la Rebecca, from nb grc Ῥεβέκκα, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew hbo רִבְקָה Rivqā. The meaning and deeper origin of the Hebrew name are uncertain; it may ultimately be of Aramaic origin. The name was spread through the biblical Rebecca, the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. 17th century in Norway.“Rebekka” at Nordic Names.
Cognate with nn Rebekka, da Rebekka, sv Rebecka, is Rebekka, fo Rebekka, de Rebekka, fi Rebekka and en Rebecca.
Pronunciation
nb /reˈbɛkːa/ [ɾəˈbɛkːɑ]
nb ɛkːa 3
nb Re bek ka
Proper noun
nb proper noun
The biblical Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
nb female Latin < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English en Rebecca
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Rebekka is 1 October, shared with nb Remi.
Statistics
As of 1 January 2026, 2,169 women registered in Norway had nb Rebekka as their first given name, including 1,731 who had it as their sole given name.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; data from the Norwegian Population Register as of 1 January 2026, published 28 January 2026.
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