Devorah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Devorah

What is the meaning of the name Devorah ?

The baby name Devorah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced de-vo-RAH (Hebrew: de.voˈra; common English: də-VOH-rah, IPA: dəˈvɔrə).

Devorah is Hebrew in Origin.

Devorah is the Hebrew form of Deborah, from the word d'vorah (דְּבוֹרָה), meaning "bee." In the Hebrew Bible, Devorah is the fearless judge and prophetess who leads Israel and sings the triumphant Song of Deborah (Judges 4-5), giving the name connotations of leadership, resolve, and industrious sweetness. Common pronunciations include deh-VOH-rah and d'VOH-rah, reflecting different transliteration traditions.

Variants and related forms span many languages: Deborah (standard English), Debra (English short form), Debora/Déborah (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French), and Devora or Dvora (modern Hebrew/English spellings), and Yiddish Dvoyre/Dvoyra. Through the Latin Vulgate and English Bibles, Deborah entered Christian naming, favored by 17th-century Puritans and surging again in the mid-20th-century Anglophone world. The specifically Hebrew Devorah has long been used in Jewish communities and enjoys steady use in Israel, where streamlined Dvora also appears. Across traditions, the name suggests diligence, eloquence, and communal harmony, much like the hive that inspires it.