Deborah

Deborah meaning

Deborah is a Christian girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Bee

Deborah is the Hebrew word for a bee. Strong's Concordance derives it from dabar, explaining that the bee is named for its orderly, systematic movement. The best-known bearer is Deborah the prophetess, the only woman among the judges of Israel, who summoned Barak to battle and whose victory song in Judges 5 is among the oldest passages of the Bible. An earlier Deborah was the nurse of Rebekah. Indian Christian families use the name, and Kerala parents sometimes spell it Debora.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H1683 (same as H1682) · entry Dbowrah · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's H1683, Dbowrah (Bible Hub) · Strong's H1682, dbowrah (Bible Hub)

Famous namesakes

• Deborah, prophetess and judge of Israel (Judges 4–5)

Popularity abroad

• #864 United States, girls 2025 (down 10 from 854 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #580 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Deborah · Debora · Debra · Devorah

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