Deborah
Deborah is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Bee; an industrious leader.
What Deborah means
Bee; an industrious leader.
Deborah sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Deborah comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Deborah is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Deborah?
In the girl name rankings we track, Deborah falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Deborah
Two ideas meet in Deborah: scripture and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Deborah
These share Deborah's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bethany — House of figs.
- Carmel — Garden; orchard.
- Tamar — Date palm tree.
- Delilah — Delicate.
- Eliana — My God has answered.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Naomi — Pleasantness, delight.
- Seraphina — Fiery, burning — the seraphim angels.
- Abigail — My father's joy.
- Ariel — Lion of God.
- Aviva — Springlike; fresh.
- Daniel — God is my judge.