Rebecca (given name)

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Rebecca Given Name
The Biblical Rebecca and Eliezer in a painting by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo.
Gender	female
Meaning	"a snare"
Origin	Hebrew
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Rebecca (Hebrew: רִבְקָה or Rivkah) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. Its most likely meaning is "a snare" or "captivating" and may be associated with best-of-breed animals that were captured and bound in ancient times. It may be Aramaic in origin, although this is contested. Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament.

Rebecca has been a popular name in English-speaking countries. It has consistently ranked among the top 100 most popular names for girls in the United States, though it dropped down to 105th place for baby girls born there in 2007; in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Canada, and Australia.^[1]