Debbie
| Debbie | |
|---|---|
|
a bee | |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Honey bee |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Deb, Debs, Debra, Deborah |
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Debbie (or Debby or Deb) is a fairly common given name, usually feminine, sometimes 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.
Notable people
- Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer and film director
- Debbie Armstrong, American athlete
- Debra Bowen, American politician
- 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, Canadian diver
- Deborah "Debbie" Gibson, American pop singer
- Déborah Gyurscek, Uruguayan pole vaulter
- Deborah "Debbie" Harry, the lead singer from the band Blondie
- Debbie Marti, English high jumper
- Debbie Matenopoulos, American television personality and actress
- Debbie McLeod, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
- Debbie Meyer, American swimmer
- Debbie Reynolds, an American actress (born Mary Frances Reynolds) chose "Debbie" as her stage name
- Debby Ryan, American actress
- Deborah Sampson, First American female soldier
- Debbie Stabenow, American legislator
- Debbie Turner, former child actor who portrayed Marta von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music'
- Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American legislator
- Debby (polar bear), the world's oldest polar bear
Fictional characters
- Debbie Benton, the eponymous lead in the film, Debbie Does Dallas
- Debbie Dean (portrayed by Jodi Albert), a character in the British soap opera, Hollyoaks
- Debbie Dingle (portrayed by Charley Webb), a character in the British soap opera, Emmerdale
- Debbie Downer, character on Saturday Night Live portrayed by Rachel Dratch
- Debbie Gallagher (portrayed by Rebecca Ryan), one of the lead characters in British television drama, Shameless
Songs about Debbie
- "Debbie" by R. Stevie Moore from the album Everything You Always Wanted To Know About R. Stevie Moore But Were Afraid To Ask
- "Debbie," one of two new songs, and the only single released, from the B-52s' 1998 compilation album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation
Other Uses
- Tropical Storm Debbie (disambiguation)
- Tropical Storm Debby (disambiguation)
See also
- Deb (disambiguation)
- Debs (disambiguation)
- Debra (disambiguation)
- Deborah (disambiguation)