Sheba - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Sheba \sh(e)-ba\ is pronounced SHEE-bah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "promise". Nickname of Bathsheba. Sheba is the name of a kingdom in southern Arabia noted for its great wealth. Biblical: the queen of Sheba journeyed to Jerusalem to see for herself whether accounts about Solomon's great wisdom and wealth were true.

Sheba has 6 variant forms: Saba, Sabah, Scheba, Shebah, Sheeba and Shieba.

Baby names that sound like Sheba are Chaba and Chabah.

Sheba is an uncommon female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sheba. Click here to compare Sheba with related baby names.