Given name

Déborah

“bee”

Déborah is a feminine given name. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Déborah goes back to Latin Debbora, meaning “bee.”

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Where it comes from

Déborah comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Debbora.

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Déborah’s family of names

In French usage, Déborah has a conventional equivalent in the English form Deborah. In French usage, Déborah has a related form in Débora.

Walk Déborah’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Latin

Dèbora

“bee”

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Ancient Greek

Borbora

“barbarian woman”

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>99% girls

Latin

Diāna

Diāna is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Latvian.

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>99% girls

Latin

Delle Piane

Delle Piane is a surname from Latin. It is used in Italian.

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Latin

Dume̍nica

Dume̍nica is a feminine given name from Latin.

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>99% girls

Latin

Egija

Egija is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Latvian.

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>99% girls

Latin

Floora

Floora is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Finnish.

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>99% girls

Latin

Olveira

“sedge”

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Sibling ideas

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