"Deborah" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/ [UK] Forms: Deborahs [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew דְבוֹרָה (dvorá), meaning bee. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|דבורה|דְבוֹרָה|tr=dvorá}} Hebrew דְבוֹרָה (dvorá) Head templates: {{en-prop|Deborahs}} Deborah (plural Deborahs)
  1. A judge of Israel; a nurse of Rebecca.
    Sense id: en-Deborah-en-name-FumMJiOH
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Synonyms (as a given name): Debra, Debora Translations (biblical character): Debora [feminine] (Dutch), Debora (Finnish), Débora (French), Debora (Hawaiian), דְבוֹרָה (dvorá) (Hebrew), Debora (Italian), Debora (Latin), Debora (Maore Comorian), Débora [feminine] (Portuguese), Дево́ра (Devóra) [feminine] (Russian), Дебо́ра (Debóra) [feminine] (Russian), Дево́рра (Devórra) [feminine] (Russian), Débora (Spanish) Translations (female given name): Déborah (French), Tippu (Greenlandic), Kepola (Hawaiian), דְבוֹרָה (dvorá) (Hebrew), Debóra (Hungarian), Gobnait (Irish), Debora (Italian), Débora [feminine] (Portuguese), Дебо́ра (Debóra) [feminine] (Russian), Дево́ра (Devóra) [feminine] (Russian), Débora (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Deborah-en-name-9JIiDjEr Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 41 59 Disambiguation of Individuals: 35 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of 'as a given name': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'biblical character': 41 59 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Deb, Debs, Debbie, Debby

Inflected forms

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