English
Alternative spellings
given name: Debra
Etymology
From He., meaning bee.
Proper noun
en-proper noun
#biblical character A judge of Israel; a nurse of Rebecca.
#given name|female|from Hebrew|
Quotations
1611 King James Version of the Bible: Judges 4:4
::And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
1995 Carl Hiaasen: Stormy Weather
::He hadn't known, for example, that her middle name was Deborah. It was a name he liked: plucky, Midwestern and reliable-sounding. He was willing to bet that if you went through every women's prison in America, you wouldn't find a half-dozen Deborahs.
Related terms
Deb
Debbie
Debby
Debra
sr:Deborah
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