Rebbekah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rebbekah

What is the meaning of the name Rebbekah ?

The baby name Rebbekah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced reh-BEK-uh (IPA: /rɪˈbɛkə/).

Rebbekah is Hebrew in Origin.

Rebbekah is a modern respelling of the biblical name Rebekah/Rebecca, ultimately from Hebrew Rivqah (רִבְקָה). The root rbq means “to tie, bind,” yielding senses such as “bound,” “to join,” and by extension “captivating” or “ensnaring.” In the Septuagint and Vulgate the name appears as Rebekka/Rebecca, which fed into medieval and early modern European forms. English alternates split between Rebecca (Latinized) and Rebekah (reflecting the Hebrew via the King James Bible); Rebbekah, with a doubled b, is an ornamental contemporary variant used primarily in the Anglophone world.

Usage centers on the biblical matriarch Rebekah, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau in Genesis, a figure that made the name popular with Puritans and in colonial America. International variants include Rebecca, Rebekah, Rebecka (Scandinavian), Rébecca (French), Rebeca (Spanish/Portuguese), Rebeka (Central/Eastern European), Rebekka (German/Nordic), and Rivka/Rivkah (Hebrew/Yiddish). Nicknames: Becca, Becky, Bex.

⚙ Rebbekah does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.