The first name Rébecca

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About the first name Rébecca

Meaning

The name Rébecca is traditionally interpreted from an ancient Hebrew name whose exact meaning remains debated.

Historical origin

The name Rébecca comes from Hebrew Rivqah, the name of Isaac’s wife in the Bible.

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Rébecca endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:ré-bec-caʁebɛk.a

Frequency of the first name Rébecca by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Rébecca by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

1,236total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name RébeccaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Rébecca in baptisms by year.10075502501765181318611909195720051765–1769 6 baptisms1785–1789 12 baptisms1795–1799 6 baptisms1805–1809 6 baptisms1810–1814 12 baptisms1815–1819 6 baptisms1820–1824 6 baptisms1825–1829 12 baptisms1830–1834 42 baptisms1835–1839 72 baptisms1840–1844 78 baptisms1845–1849 84 baptisms1850–1854 66 baptisms1855–1859 60 baptisms1860–1864 36 baptisms1865–1869 60 baptisms1870–1874 54 baptisms1875–1879 96 baptisms1880–1884 96 baptisms1885–1889 72 baptisms1890–1894 96 baptisms1895–1899 24 baptisms1900–1904 12 baptisms1905–1909 24 baptisms1910–1914 36 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1975–1979 12 baptisms1980–1984 12 baptisms1985–1989 18 baptisms1990–1994 24 baptisms1995–1999 36 baptisms2000–2004 30 baptisms2005–2009 18 baptisms

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