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What does Deborah mean?
Deborah 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DEB-er-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Deborah is "bee". Biblical: a prophetess who summoned Barak to battle against an invading army. The victory song she wrote after the battle is part of the Book of Judges. Actresses Deborah Kerr, Debbie Reynolds, Debra Winger, Debra Messing; Olympic figure skater Debi Thomas; TV journalist Deborah Norville.
ASSOCIATED WITH bee, biblical, prophetess, battle, army (warrior), victory, book (literary), judges (righteous)
Variations
VARIANTS Deb, Debb, Debbee, Debbera, Debbey, Debbi, Debbie▼, Debbra▼, Debby▼, Debee, Debera, Deberah, Debi, Debor, Debora▼, Debra▼, Debrah▼, Debralee, Debreanna, Debriana, Debs, Devora, Devorah, Dobra
SEE ALSO Devri
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Deborah Ileana (D.I.), ..
How popular is Deborah?
Deborah is a very prominent first name for females (#25 out of 4276, Top 1%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#105905 out of 150436, Top 70%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Deborah reached its highest position of #5 in the U.S. in the 1950s, and is at #779 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Devorah (#1566 LAST YEAR), Deb, Debbi, Debbie, Debbra, Debby, Debera, Debi, Debora, Debra and Debrah are the prominent alternative forms of Deborah (#779). These relations of Deborah reached the height of their popularity in the 1950s (AVERAGE #652) and have become much less conventional since (#1862, 99.4% LESS USAGE), with versions like Debbra going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Anorah, Dakotah, Darah, Darrah, Deadra, Debonair (see Debonnaire), Dedra, Deedra, Deetra, Deidra▼, Deijah, Deitra, Dejah▼, Delilah▲, Delora, Delores▼, Deloria, Deloris▼, Demaras, Demona, Demonah, Denah, Deona, Deora, Derora, Derorit (see Derora), Derran, Desarae, Deseray, Desirae▼, Desirat (see Desiree), Desiray, Devona, Devra, Dextra, Dezirae, Deziray, Dimonah, Dinora, Dinorah, Dora▼, Dorae, Dorah, Doran, Drora, Drorah (see Derora), Eliorah, Honorah, Jorah, Kefirah, Kendrah, Keturah, Lenorah, Leorah, Lorah, Medorah, Meerah, Menorah, Merah, Morah, Neomah, Norah▲, Perah, Qeturah, Rebakah, Rebecah, Rebekah▼, Sabrah, Sebinah, Serah, Terah, Terrah, Wenonah, Ziporah and Zorah. These names tend to be less commonly used than Deborah.
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