Rebeka
Hungarian · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Rebeka
Rebeka means "to bind" or "to join," derived from the Hebrew root *ribkah* (ריבקה), ultimately connected to the Proto-Semitic word for connection or binding.
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Etymology
Rebeka means "to bind" or "to join," derived from the Hebrew root *ribkah* (ריבקה), ultimately connected to the Proto-Semitic word for connection or binding. The name is used primarily in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions, with biblical prominence as the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible, and remains popular across these faiths and their cultural descendants.
Rebeka currently ranks #8,242 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1991.
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