Bathshebah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bathshebah

What is the meaning of the name Bathshebah ?

The baby name Bathshebah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bath-SHEE-buh (IPA: /bæθˈʃiːbə/); alt: bath-SHEH-buh (/bæθˈʃɛbə/).

Bathshebah is Hebrew in Origin.

Bathshebah is an archaic English variant of Bathsheba, ultimately from the Hebrew Bat‑Sheva (בת־שבע). The name combines bat, “daughter,” with sheva, which can mean either “seven” or “oath,” yielding the layered meanings “daughter of seven” (seven symbolizing fullness or perfection) and “daughter of the oath.” The form Bathshebah appears in early modern English records, reflecting fluid spelling practices. In the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba is a prominent figure associated with King David and the mother of Solomon, which anchored the name in Judeo‑Christian naming traditions.

Usage in the Anglophone world peaked among Puritans and in 17th–18th‑century parish registers, then saw a literary boost through Thomas Hardy’s Bathsheba Everdene. Modern Israeli Hebrew favors Batsheva or hyphenated Bat‑Sheva. Related or variant forms include Bathsheba (standard English), Batsheva/Bat‑Sheva (Hebrew), and the biblical variant Bathshua. Common short forms are Sheba in English and Sheva in Hebrew.

⚙ Nothing for Bathshebah shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.