📖 Sobre Rebekah
Rebekah é uma variante anglicizada do nome hebraico רִבְקָה (Rivkah), que significa 'prender' ou 'beleza cativante'. A matriarca bíblica Rebeca — esposa de Isaque e mãe de Jacó e Esaú — tornou este nome famoso no judaísmo, no cristianismo e no islamismo. A grafia Rebekah popularizou-se nas comunidades protestantes de língua inglesa a partir do século XVII. Na Austrália, chegou ao 69.º lugar nas listas de nomes no início dos anos 1990.
📍 Detalhes
- OrigemPortuguese, Hebrew
- Gênero♀ Feminino
- SignificadoVariant of Rebeca. To bind, captivating
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