Debbie
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Debbie |
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| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | Bee |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Debbie |
Debbie (or Deb) is a fairly common given name, usually feminine, short for Deborah (or Debra) (which means "bee" in Hebrew) and is popular in most English-speaking countries. It reached its height of popularity in the United States in the 1970s.
[edit] Notable people
- Debbie Allen - American actress, choreographer and director
- Debbie Armstrong - American athlete
- Debbie Brill - Canadian high jumper
- Debbie Cook - Californian politician, Mayor of Huntington Beach, California.
- Deborah Cox - Canadian R&B singer
- Debra DiGiovanni - Canadian comedian
- Debbie Fuller - a Canadian diver
- Deborah "Debbie" Gibson - American pop singer
- Déborah Gyurscek - Uruguayan pole vaulter
- Deborah "Debbie" Harry - the lead singer from the band Blondie
- Debbie Matenopoulos an American television personality and actress.
- Debbie Meyer - American swimmer
- Debbie Pettibone - member of America-cubed sailing team that competed for the America's Cup in 1995
- Debbie Reynolds - an American actress (born Mary Francis Reynolds) chose "Debbie" as her stage name
- Deborah Sampson- First American female soldier
- Debbie Stabenow - American legislator
- Debbie Turner- Miss Missouri who was crowned Miss America in 1990.
- Debbie Turner- former child actor who portrayed Marta von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music'.
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Debbie Dingle (portrayed by Charley Webb) - a recurring character in the British soap opera, Emmerdale.
- Debbie Gallagher (portrayed by Rebecca Ryan) - one of the lead characters in British television drama, Shameless.
[edit] In Israel
The name in its original Biblical form, "Dvora" (דבורה) is a common female name in contemporary Israel, including:
- Dvora Baron - writer
- Dvora Bartonov - musician
- Dvora Ben-Shir - writer
- Justice Dvora Berliner of the Israeli Supreme Court
- Dvora Silverstein - writer
