Given name & surname
Bec
“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”
Bec is a feminine given name from Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bec is a diminutive of Rebecca. Rebecca goes back to Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivka), meaning “enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare.”
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Where it comes from
In English use, Bec is a diminutive of Rebecca. Rebecca has been associated with Latin and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bec is a diminutive of Rebecca.
The story
In English use, Bec is a diminutive of Rebecca. The history of Rebecca gives this family its wider story. Rebecca has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Bec’s family of names
In English usage, Bec is a diminutive of Rebecca.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bec
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