Rebecca
reh-BEK-uh
A biblical name often understood as a symbol of steadfastness and the binding strength of marriage.
Meaning
In the excerpted 19th-century sources, Rebecca is explained as meaning a "noosed cord" or a cord with a noose. The note adds that this was probably understood as suggesting the firmness of the marriage bond. The name also appears through Latin and Septuagint spelling traditions as Rebecca, with the Hebrew form Rebekah.
Origin
HebrewLatinGreekfeminine
Fun fact
The same source notes that both Rebecca and Rebekah spellings were used by people bearing the name, and that many were called Becky.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.