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What does Debby mean?
Debby 
▼ as a name for girls is of Hebrew origin, and the name Debby means "bee". Debby is an alternate form of Deborah (Hebrew).
ASSOCIATED WITH bee
Variations
VARIANTS Debi, Debee, Debbie▼, Debbi, Debbey, Debbee
OTHER FORMS VIA DEBORAH Deb, Debb, Debbera, Debbra▼, Debera, Debor, Debora▼, Debra▼, Debrah▼, Debs, Dobra
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Daby, ..
(male) Debda, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Debby Celeste (D.C.), ..
How popular is Debby?
Debby is a very prominent first name for females (#1092 out of 4276, Top 26%) but an uncommon surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Debby entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its top rank of #424 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Debby ranked in the Top 2000 are Deb, Debbi, Debbie, Debbra, Debera, Debi, Debora, Deborah (#779 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Debra and Debrah. Other forms, like Debor, are uncommon. These relations of Debby were favored by parents 7 decades ago (USAGE OF 4.59%) and have become significantly less widespread since (USAGE 0.02%, ▼100%), with versions like Debra becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abby, Bobby▼, Dabny (see Dabney), Darby▼, Delly, Delmy, Denay, Deney, Denny, Derry, Kelby, Libby, Robby, Selby, Tabby and Tibby. These names tend to be less frequently used than Debby.
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