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Where does “Rebecca” come from?

Rebecca (Dutch) comes from Latin Rebecca, from Ancient Greek Ῥεβέκκα, from Hebrew רִבְקָה — enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare.

Ancestry of “Rebecca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRebecca—
2Ancient GreekῬεβέκκα—
3Hebrewרִבְקָהenchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare
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